I heard that it's like this all over India not just in this particular case, and that the India road network is actually in very poor condition. I've seen a funny show on which some guy from Britain came to India to build cars with a famous Indian designer. You can see that their road network is full of potholes, but I am sure that with the right kind of money going into their road infrastructure they can improve it, and by doing so, their road safety will improve also. Let's not forget that around ONE BILLION souls live over there, so you can imagine the kind of traffic you can expect. Just have a look: