They are most likely to die from drowning, building collapses and traffic accidents. Ten years after a fire killed 94 school children in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India’s children are at a slightly lower risk of dying in accidents, data for those under the age of 14 shows. They are at greatest risk of dying from drowning and building collapses. Traffic accidents trail far behind. The most deaths of children occur in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Since 2001, over 50,000 children have died due to accidental causes in Maharashtra. Madhya Pradesh is not far behind. The leading causes of deaths in both states are overwhelmingly traffic accidents. Along with Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, they account for most of the country’s traffic accidents that are fatal to children

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