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Delhi retained the top rank while Chennai and Jaipur registered second and third maximum number of road deaths last year.Data show that most cities of Maharashtra, including Nashik, Nagpur, Mumbai and Pune, recorded lesser number of road deaths. The two cities of Punjab, which are known for people owning expensive cars - Amritsar and Ludhiana --also saw a decline in road deaths. NEW DELHI: The city of Jamshedpur recorded the highest spike in road deaths among the 50 million-plus cities while Bangalore saw the biggest dip in fatalities in 2017 as compared to the previous year, according to the latest report of road accidents in India. "The source of data must change from the police to the health system to accurately capture the number of deaths," said Piyush Tiwari of Save Life Foundation. Rohit Baluja of Institute of Road Traffic and Education said the situation won't improve until the government puts in place a robust system for scientific investigation of accidents..