The Burden on Indian Society Report

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The World Bank recently released its study, Traffic Crash Injuries and Disabilities: The Burden on Indian Society. The article mentions the unfair effect of a traffic accident on disadvantaged families. 

• It also sheds light on the ties between poverty, traffic accidents, inequalities and disabled road users across India. 

• The study points out that India has just 1% of the world's cars. And as it accounts for 11% of the world's death from traffic injuries. 

• The world bank report highlighted that the road crash deaths among rural poor households accounts for 44 per cent.