Bengaluru: road safety, black spots and help

How many people die on the roads here, where the black spots are, and what to do, with a source for every fact.

Coverage: built from open sources (travel guides, news, official alerts, open maps). Many incidents go unreported, so an absence of reports is not proof of safety.

A day on Bengaluru's roads

Every day, about three people die on Bengaluru's roads. This year, 933 people were killed by October, the highest since 2007 (981 that year), with two months still to go. Most were riding a two-wheeler (59 in every 100) or walking (31 in every 100), and most were young men. Danger peaks after dark: 43 of every 100 deaths happen between 6 in the evening and 2 at night, and Sunday is the worst day. Three things kill most: speed (about a third of vehicles drive over the limit), helmets that are not clasped (only 34 in 100 riders wear one correctly), and drivers who flee: 30 in every 100 deaths are hit-and-run. In cars, almost nobody in the back wears a seat belt: 1 in 100. Clasp your helmet, belt up in every seat, and slow down at night.

Someone is waiting for you.

What the official report found

When: 43% of deaths between 6 pm and 2 am; weekends peak, especially Sunday.
Who: 59% two-wheeler riders, 31% pedestrians; over 80% men; 28% aged 20 to 29.
Where: North division has over a third of deaths. Most deaths around Yelahanka, Devanahalli, Kengeri, Whitefield and K R Puram. Highest-risk spots: Byatarayanapura Junction, Sadahalli Gate, Summanahalli Junction, Veerasandra Bus Stop, Yelahanka Air Force Station Bus Stop.
Why: 31% of vehicles over the speed limit (37% on expressways); only 34% wear helmets correctly; seat belts 46% overall and 1% in the back; child seats 2%; 30% of deaths hit-and-run; 289 deaths with no other vehicle involved, mostly two-wheelers hitting a fixed object.
Attitudes: only 21% of drivers knew the city's speed limits, and 73% felt comfortable speeding.

Source: Bengaluru Traffic Police with BIGRS (Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety; Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit), Road Safety Report 2023, Key Highlights & Recommendations, page 3; figures are for 2023. The 2026 total is from Bengaluru Traffic Police's yearly statistics. Checked 2026-11-15.

Deaths on the roads, by year

* 2026 covers January to October. Source: Bengaluru Traffic Police, accident cases registered in Bengaluru city 1976 to 2026, checked 2026-11-15.

Accident black spots

What is a black spot? A stretch of road of about 500 m where, over three years, there were at least 5 crashes in which someone died or was badly injured, or at least 10 deaths (the road ministry's rule). The list shows where crashes already happened often; other roads are not proven safe.

East (22)

OUTER RING ROAD, NEAR CHROMA SHOWROOM (BANASAWADI TR.PS)
OUTER RING ROAD, BABUSAPALYA BUS STAND (BANASAWADI TR.PS)
OUTER RING ROAD, HENNUR UNDER PASS (BANASAWADI TR.PS)
OUTER RING ROAD, NEAR FOREST OFFICE KEB JUNCTION (K G HALLI TR.PS)
Dell to Airveiw Junction Kormangala Inner Ring Road (Halasuru Tr)
Commondo Hospital TO Aralikatte Junction Old Airport Road (Halasuru Tr)
100 feet road to 80 feet road Om Road (J B Nagar Tr)
Golden Enclave Apartment Old Airport Road (J B Nagar Tr)
Old Byappanahalli Fly Over Kalpahalli Main Road (J B Nagar Tr)
BHATTARAHALLY JN TO MEDAHALLI BRIDGE (KR PURA TR.PS)
RAMAMURTHY NAGAR ASR KALYANA MANTAPA OUTER RING ROAD (K.R PURA TR.PS)
TINFACTORY SKY WALK TO HANGING BRIDGE MADEENA MASZID OLD MADRASS ROAD (K.R PURA TR.PS)
BESCOME OFFICE KR PURA TO BUS DEPO JN OLD MADRASS ROAD (K.R PURA TR.PS)
OUTER RING ROAD, KARTHIK NAGARA KALAMANDIR (AIRPORT TR.PS)
OUTER RING ROAD, JP MORGAN (AIRPORT TR.PS)
VARTHUR LAKE ROAD NEAR STERLING PROJECT OFFICE (WHITE FIELD TR.PS)
ITPL MAIN ROAD, CONTAINED YARD ENTRY GATE (WHITEFIELD TR.PS)
WHITE FIELD MAIN ROAD, WHITE FIELD JN TO SVASTHA HOSPITAL JN (WHITEFIELD TR.PS)
NCC APARTMENT MAHADEVAPURA OUTER RING ROAD (MAHADEVA PURA TR.PS)
BAGMANE TECH PARK EMC SQUARE BUILDING OUTER RING ROAD (MAHADEVA PURA TR.PS)
MORE SUPER MARKET MAHADEVAPURA OUTER RING ROAD (MAHADEVA PURA TR.PS)
3RD CROSS B.NARAYANAPURA TO LOWRY SCHOOL JN WHITEFIELD MAIN ROAD (MAHADEVA PURA TR.PS)

North (16)

Devinagar Cross (Hebbal Tr PS)
Yogishwarangar Cross (Hebbal Tr PS)
Jakkuru On Fly over, BB road (Yelahanka Tr PS)
Coffey Day , BB road (Yelahanka Tr PS)
Palanahalli Gate , BB road (Yelahanka Tr PS)
IAF, BB road (Yelahanka Tr PS)
Hunasamaranahalli, BB road (Chikkajala Tr PS)
MVIT, BB road (Chikkajala Tr PS)
Bettalahalasuru, BB road (Chikkajala Tr PS)
Meenukunte Hosuru, BB road (Chikkajala Tr PS)
Sadahalli Gate, BB road (Chikkajala Tr PS)
Kannamangala Palya gate, BB road (Devnahalli Tr PS)
Thanisandra Mn Rd, Near Elements Mall (Hennuru Tr PS)
TUMKUR ROAD (RMC Yard to MEI Junction) (Yeshwanthapura Tr Ps)
SM CIRCLE(JALAHALLI CROSS TO CHOKKASANDRA JUNCTION) (PEENYA TR PS)
8TH MILE JUNCTION TO NAVAYUGA TOLL (PEENYA TR PS)

South (14)

NEAR ROOPENA AGRAHARA BUS STOP (MADIVALA)
SINGASANDRA BUS STOP (HULIMAVU)
AUTO MART JUNCTON (HSR LAYOUT)
IBBALURU JUNCTION (BELLANDURU)
KAIKONDRAHALLI (BELLANDURU)
SHANIMAHATHMA TEMPLE DODDAKANNELI U TURN (BELLANDURU)
Naganathapura Junction, Hosur Main road. (Electronic city)
Konappana Agrahara, Hosur mainroad. (Electronic city)
Veerasandra Junction, Hosur Main road. (Electronic city)
ELECTRONIC CITY PHASE-1 (Electronic city)
GAREBHAVI PALYA JUNCTION (Electronic city)
NICE ROAD NAIDU PROFARTIES (Electronic city)
Nice road Poorvankara Apartment (Thalaghatapura)
Nice road Nagegowdanapalya Bridge (Thalaghatapura)

West (12)

Tank Bund Road Elite Junction to Lakshmapuri Bridge (Upparpet Traffic P.S)
BGS DOWN RAMP TO TOLLGATE JUNCTION (CHICKPETE TRF)
MYSORE ROAD BGS FLY OVER (ASR STREET JUNCTIN TO JAMIYA MASJID 500 MTS) (CITY MARKET TR PS)
KSRTC JUNCTION (BYATARAYANAPURA TR PS)
NAYANDNA HALLI JUNCTION (BYATARAYANAPURA TR PS)
RING ROAD SUVARANA LAYOUT JUNCTION (BYATARAYANAPURA TR PS)
MADHU PETROL BUNK JN (KENGERI TR PS)
DODDABELE JN (KENGERI TR PS)
GAYATRHI CRUSHER BRDIGE (KENGERI TR PS)
VRUSHABHAVATHI BRIDGE (KENGERI TR PS)
Nagarabhavi ring road Near Sri Malai Mahadeswara Temple (JNANABHARATHI)
Outer Ring Road Chowdeshwari Under Pass to Sumanahalli Upper Ramp (KAMAKSHIPALYA TRAFFI P S)

Source: Bengaluru Traffic Police, accident black spots (2021, 2022 and 2023), checked 2026-11-15.

Newer list reported: the traffic police's 2023 to 2025 list adds six black spots (East division is now the worst): Avalahalli, opposite Toyota showroom; Katamnallur Cross; Near Hongasandra Metro station; Near T John College, NICE Road; Chikka Begur Gate, Hosur Road; Near SNS Apartment, Old Airport Road. Six spots added in 2025. Exact coordinates not published; locations here are approximate. The full 2023-25 list is not yet on the police website. Deccan Herald, 9 Feb 2026, reporting Bengaluru Traffic Police's 2023-25 black spot list.

Long-drive briefs

Electronic City to Art of Living, Udayapura: black spots on the way, hospitals and police along the route

Road incidents in our checked records

Date	Where	What happened	Vehicle	Deaths	Source
2025-09-29	Budigere Cross road (K.R. Puram)	A 22-year-old student on a two-wheeler fell while trying to avoid a pothole on her way to college and was run over by a tipper lorry, which fled. Residents said the road is full of potholes and loose stones.	two-wheeler	1	The News Minute
2024-10-21	Sarjapur	During heavy rain, a couple on a two-wheeler slowed to dodge a pothole and were hit from behind by a mini-truck; the 56-year-old woman died on the spot and the driver fled.	two-wheeler	1	The News Minute
2022-10-17	Rajajinagar	A woman riding pillion was gravely injured in a pothole-related crash and died the same evening; BBMP filled the potholes afterwards.	two-wheeler	1	Public TV English

A small, checked sample from news (each linked article contains the quoted sentence). Official totals above cover all reported crashes.

What to do

Two-wheelers: a helmet for rider and pillion, buckled. In rain, slow down: potholes fill with water and look like flat road.
Phone: never while driving. A co-pilot or a dashboard mount with voice directions only.
Night: dip high beams, watch for unlit parked vehicles, and don't drive tired.
Junctions and exits: expect late lane changes and two-wheelers filtering between lanes.
Crash ahead? Park well off the road with hazard lights, call 112, and don't move an injured person unless there is fire or traffic danger.

More about Bengaluru: help nearby, scams and fares

Before you go

Help nearby

Nearest hospital, police station and pharmacy for popular spots, with distances.

See distances

Helplines

112 Emergency (police, fire, ambulance), all India
1363 India Tourism helpline for tourists
181 Women's helpline

All helplines

Read the travel guide's full safety section

From the Wikivoyage guide to Bangalore, written by travellers. Quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0; source: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bangalore, fetched 2026-11-15.

Help nearby

Nearest places by straight-line distance, from Overture Maps open data (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), fetched 2026-11-15. Map data can be out of date: call ahead where you can.

Spot	Nearest hospital	Nearest police	Nearest pharmacy
Kempegowda International Airport	Ashwini Hospital 0.1 km	Yelahanka Traffic Police Station 0.6 km +918022842608	Medplus 0.2 km 08022960767
Hebbal Flyover	Classroom 2 Bangalore Baptist Hospital 0.8 km 080 2202 4700	Hebbal Police Station 0.5 km +918023330907	Apollo Pharmacy 0.7 km 08042083724
Electronic City	Sri Laxmi Hospitals-ER 0.5 km +918028521044	Electronic City Police Station - L & O 1.7 km +919480801623	Ganesh Medicals 0.3 km
Silk Board Junction	Aswad Hospitals 0.3 km +918025979549	Madivala Police Station 0.5 km +918022942568	Sudharsan Medicals 0.8 km
Majestic Bus Station	RK Eshwar Hospital 0.4 km +918067165555	Chikkapete Police Station 0.8 km	Gururaja Pharmacy 0.2 km 080 2235 0038

Official alerts

No active official disaster or weather alerts mention this place right now.

Source: NDMA SACHET alert feed (India's official disaster alerts), checked 2026-11-15 13:10.

Recent news

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Helplines (India)

Number	For
112	Emergency (police, fire, ambulance), all India
1363	India Tourism helpline for tourists
181	Women's helpline
1930	Cybercrime and online fraud
1915	National Consumer Helpline (overcharging, cheating)

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Sources and licences

Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0 (quoted sections are share-alike)
Overture Maps places, CDLA-Permissive-2.0
NDMA SACHET alert feed
News links: The Hindu, Bengaluru RSS feeds, GDELT Project
Fare figures: the news and government sources linked in the fares table