More than 2,000 die in road accidents in Delhi last year

New Delhi, May 15 (UNI) More than 2,000 people were killed and another 8,000 plus injured in accidents on Delhi roads last year of which the maximum number of deaths, about 800, were caused by 'unknown vehicles'.

While 'Heavy Transport Vehicles' came next with figures of 282 (injured 638), 'private cars' accounted for 240 deaths (injured 2,292) in 2006, even as 2,068 people died and 8,280 were injured in accidents across the city, according to official sources.

Next in line to cause most deaths in the capital were 'Tempos' which killed 188 people last year and injured another 750.

Aam admi's favourite, the two wheeler/motorcycle, accounted for a mere 182 deaths in 2006, leaving another 1,378 injured.

The much maligned 'Bluelines' caused just 109 deaths along with 330 injured, while 'buses' killed another 94 and caused injuries to another 330.

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