Abstract Background:Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death in people aged 5- 29 years. In India, Tamil Nadu is the state contributing to the maximum number of RTA deaths. There is a dearth of studies exploring the epidemiological factors behind road traffic accidents and this study aims to fill that gap by studying the epidemiological patterns of RTAs in patients who underwent inpatient care in a tertiary care hospital of Salem, Tamil Nadu Objectives: 1. To determine the age and gender of RTA victims 2. To determine the distribution of RTA victims by time of occurrence 3. To ascertain the type of vehicles, and mode of collision involved in the RTAs 4. To determine the pattern of injuries occurring in the RTA victims