In India, road rage claims one life in every two minutes, making it the highest rate of road trauma deaths in the world. According to the Global Status Report on Road Safety published by the World Health Organization (WHO), India recorded 30 deaths per 100, 000 people in 2009. Experts in trauma care said the numbers could be considerably brought down if better laws and stricter penalties are introduced on speeding, drunken driving and cellphone conversations while driving.

"Every day, nearly 300 people die and 5,000 people sustain serious injuries," Dr B. K. Rao, chairman, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said while addressing the 23rd International Trauma Care Conference on Tuesday.

While 70 per cent deaths occur on the spot, 30 per cent of the victims could be saved if there is a better network of trauma centres, he said, adding that cities like Pune, Hyderabad and Mumbai have a network of trauma centers, which involve the private hospitals.

However, all trauma cases in Delhi are handled by the Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) service, he added.