Road accidents in Delhi dropped by 26 per cent last year Updated Mar 09, 2021 | 19:48 IST There was an 18 per cent decrease in deaths and 29 per cent decrease in injured due to road accidents. In 2019, 1,463 deaths were reported as compared to 1,196 deaths due to road accidents in 2019. Road accidents in Delhi dropped by 26 per cent last year | Photo Credit: BCCL Accidents and fatalities on the streets of the national capital saw a significant decrease in 2020 due to the nation-wide lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to the previous year 2019. According to Taj Hassan, Special Commissioner Police, Traffic, Delhi Police, there was a 26 per cent drop in the number of accidents. A total of 5,610 accidents, including 1,433 fatal ones, were reported in 2019, while 4,178, including 1,163 fatal accidents were reported in 2020.