The database has also revealed that most of the accidents in Maharashtra happened between 12 midnight and 6 am along with nearly 50 per cent of the fatalities, despite traffic being bare minimum, said officials. According to the transport department’s study, this could be because people possibly tend to speed and break traffic regulations with no policing at night.

“If the report states that accidents happen at night, the authorities should focus on street lights on highways, most of which are not working, which has also been highlighted by mid-day very often,” Jitendra Gupta of Citizen Transport Committee said.