Andhra Pradesh has faced a sharp rise in fatal road accidents in 2025, pushing the state government to take strict safety actions on highways. By November, over 8,200 fatal accidents and 10,600 non-fatal ones were reported. The National Crime Records Bureau data shows road deaths rising from 16,693 in 2022 to 17,039 in 2023, a 2% increase. Tragic accidents include the Kurnool fire where 20 people died after a private bus caught fire in October. Recently, five engineering students died near Chilakaluripet after their car hit a parked truck on a national highway. Experts suggest short-term safety fixes like road markings, crash barriers, pedestrian crossings, and traffic calming at accident hotspots. Long-term plans call for improved road design, junction upgrades, and construction of overpasses or underpasses to protect road users. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu called a review meeting, urging all departments to prevent accidents. He said, "policymakers should come up with innovative ideas, considering all stakeholders like police, roads and transportation, national highway authority of India and others to help prevent such fatalities." The government has formed an expert group to address this serious issue.