96 pc bystanders in Delhi unlikely to help road mishap victims: Survey

July 10, 2013 19:31

Around 96 per cent bystanders in the New Delhi reluctant to help road accident victims with serious injuries as they fear that they would be subjected to legal hassles and mistreatment by police, said a study. About 88 per cent bystanders across the nation had the same response towards road accident victims, stated the national survey conducted by TNS India Private Limited.

SaveLife Foundation, an NGO, today released the study done in seven cities to find out why passers-by in India so often fail to come forward to help road accident victims.

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