Distribution of Fatal Road Traffic Accident Cases

The present study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College & Rajindra Hospital, Patiala. Total 602 dead bodies were brought for postmortem examination in year 2008, out of which, 334cases were road traffic accident deaths which accounted for 55.48%. This study included 100 cases. The most common age group involved in fatal road traffic accidents was 21-30years. Males outnumbered females in the ratio of 12.5:1. Two third of all the cases were in the age group of 11–40 years in both the sexes.