Using mobile while driving killed over 2,100 in 2016
The use of mobile phones while driving has claimed the lives of 2,138 people in 2016, according to data released by the Transport Ministry. The data also revealed that Uttar Pradesh reported the most number of deaths due to mobile phone use while driving. Further, faulty speed-breakers, potholes, and under-construction roads accounted for 26 deaths on the roads every day.