Accidents and deaths due to them rose sharply on the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg in 2025, while minor mishaps on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway saw an increase amid a marginal decline in overall crashes, officials said on Sunday citing provisional data of the Maharashtra highway police.

The six-lane access-controlled Samruddhi Corridor was opened to traffic in phases from December 2022, with the entire stretch getting commissioned last year. An Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) is currently under implementation to improve monitoring and enhance road safety.