The major share of orbital and facial trauma in India is from road traffic accidents. India has one of the highest number of road fatalities in the world and most of it involving Motorized Two-wheeler vehicles (MTV). Nearly 76% of the motor vehicles sold in India are MTVs. Due to poor legislation and enforcement, most MTV riders and pillion riders do not wear certified helmets, thus causing an increased number of facial and head injuries.
According to the published Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Data (2016), 1,50,785 people were killed and 4,94,624 were injured in road crashes in India in 2016. It represents a 32% increase since 2007 which is a near tenfold increase since 1970. The number translates to 413 fatalities every day and 17 deaths every hour due to road crashes. India does not have a National Accident Registry so the number of actual people injured might be much…
