New Delhi: Mumbai has got the dubious distinction of the city with maximum road accidents in the country, while the number of deaths in road mishaps is highest in the national capital, a government study showed on Thursday.

"Mumbai had the highest number of 23,468 number of road accidents during 2015 while Delhi had the highest number of 1,622 deaths due to road accidents," the 'Road Accidents in India' report unveiled by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said.