# Nitin Gadkari: 20 people die every hour on Indian roads 2026-08-11T00:40:16+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that 20 people die every hour on Indian roads, a toll he compared to a war or a disease. He made the statement while speaking about the country's ongoing road safety crisis. Gadkari did not offer new data or announce fresh measures, but repeated the urgency of the problem. India has one of the highest road fatality rates in the world. The minister's remark underscores the scale of the challenge, though no specific policy changes were outlined in his address. ## Coverage - ndtv.com Tags: India, Nitin Gadkari, road safety, traffic accidents, transport ministry Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nitin-gadkari-20-people-die-every-hour-on-indian-roads/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nitin-gadkari-20-people-die-every-hour-on-indian-roads/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.