Abstract
According to WHO, road traffic accidents are the sixth leading cause of death in India with greater share of hospitalization, deaths, disabilities and socio-economic losses in young and middle aged population. The present medico-legal autopsy based study was carried out in the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College, Latur. During study period from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016, total 828 autopsies were conducted by the department of which 179 (21.62%) cases of road traffic accidents were selected & studied the pattern of fatal road accident cases to determine the burden of deaths due to road traffic accidents in various age and sex groups, with special emphasis on body region involvement and cause of death.
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