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Abstract
Road traffic accidents remain one of the leading causes of fatalities and injuries worldwide, imposing significant social, economic, and public health burdens. Identifying accident-prone locations, commonly referred to as hotspots, is a critical step toward reducing road casualties through targeted safety interventions. However, traditional statistical and rule-based methods struggle to capture the complex, non-linear relationships among the numerous factors contributing to road accidents. This paper presents a comprehensive review of machine learning methods applied to road accident hotspot detection. We survey existing approaches spanning statistical models, kernel density estimation, supervised classifiers, ensemble methods, deep learning architectures, and explainable AI techniques. We com-pare their reported performance, datasets used, feature spaces ex-plored, and key limitations. The review identifies critical research gaps, including the lack of systematic multi-model comparisons on balanced hotspot datasets, insufficient use of explainability techniques such as SHAP, and limited integration of diverse feature groups spanning spatial, temporal, road geometry, and weather attributes. The findings of this review provide a structured foundation for future research toward accurate, efficient, and interpretable road accident hotspot detection systems.
Keywords
Road Accident Hotspot Detection, Machine Learning, Random Forest, XGBoost, SHAP, Traffic Safety, Spa-tial Analysis, GIS, Predictive Modelling, Explainable AI
Citations
IRE Journals:
Kavinesh V S, Prof. Rakshitha B S "ML-based Road Accident Hotspot Detection" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 11 2026 Page 2980-2987 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I11-1718000
IEEE:
Kavinesh V S, Prof. Rakshitha B S
"ML-based Road Accident Hotspot Detection" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(11) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I11-1718000
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