PANAJI
Goa’s roads are claiming more lives and leaving more people injured this year, with the State recording 2,268 accidents and 229 deaths up to November 8 -- 297 more crashes and 11 additional fatalities than during the corresponding period last year.
The rising toll is accompanied by a sharp jump in minor accidents, which have increased by more than 43 percent, and a sizeable rise in grievous crashes. Official figures with The Goan indicate that the problem is not confined to high-impact collisions; accidents of varying severity are adding to the State’s road safety burden.
Traffic police statistics also show that Goa recorded 1,971 accidents between January 1 and November 8, 2025. The count climbed to 2,268 this year, an increase of around 15 percent. Fatalities also edged up from 218 to 229, even as the growth in deaths remained lower than the rise in crashes.
Minor accidents saw the biggest jump, with the State recording 516 such cases this year, up from 360 last year, 156 additional accidents. Injuries in this category rose even more sharply, from 629 to 810, leaving 181 more people hurt.
The graver end of the accident tally also moved upwards. Grievous accidents increased from 188 to 224, while the number of people grievously injured climbed from 235 to 282. Fatal accidents increased from 210 to 217, with the death toll increasing by 11. Even crashes that caused no injuries registered an upward trend, rising from 1,213 to 1,311.
November, too, has begun on a grim note. In the first eight days of the month, Goa recorded 50 accidents, compared to 45 during the corresponding period last year. Five fatal accidents claimed five lives, compared to two fatal crashes and three deaths in the same period of 2025.
There was some respite in grievous accidents, which fell from nine to three, while the number of people grievously injured dropped from 10 to four. Minor accidents edged up from 11 to 12, although injuries in this category declined from 16 to 13. Non-injury accidents, however, rose from 23 to 30.
On November 8 alone -- the Diwali festival day, Traffic police recorded four accidents across the State. One grievous accident left a person injured, while two minor crashes injured two people. The fourth was a non-injury accident.
On November 7, as crowds thronged streets across Goa to watch Narkasur displays, two accidents were reported, one fatal and the other grievous. The fatal crash claimed one life, while the second left another person grievously injured.
