The increase in road fatalities comes as bad news considering that in 2017 the country had registered a 3% decrease in road deaths, from 1.51 lakh in 2016 to 1.48 lakh. The Centre and state governments were hoping to maintain the downward trend in the number of road accident deaths.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/in-2018-india-had-fewer-road-accidents-but-more-fatal-ones/articleshow/68383679.cms