Staff Reporter :
At least 484 people were killed and 673 were injured in 427 road accidents across the country in January, in accordance with Road Safety Foundation report.
Of them, 168 were killed in 159 motorcycle accidents, said a press release on Saturday.
The release also stated seven people were killed, four injured and six were missing in four waterway accidents while 14 died and six were injured in 11 railway accidents.
According to analysis of the Road Safety Foundation, 153 accidents (35.83 percent) occurred on highways; 107 (25.05 percent) on regional roads; 97 (22.71 percent) and 59 (13.81 percent) incidents occurred on roads in villages and towns respectively and 11 (2.57 percent) at other places.
The statistics said that most of the accidents happened in Dhaka division: 128 people died in 112 road accidents.
Eventually, the report said unfit vehicles, reckless driving, unskilled drivers and not following traffic rules are among the reasons behind the accidents.
At least 484 people were killed and 673 were injured in 427 road accidents across the country in January, in accordance with Road Safety Foundation report.
Of them, 168 were killed in 159 motorcycle accidents, said a press release on Saturday.
The release also stated seven people were killed, four injured and six were missing in four waterway accidents while 14 died and six were injured in 11 railway accidents.
According to analysis of the Road Safety Foundation, 153 accidents (35.83 percent) occurred on highways; 107 (25.05 percent) on regional roads; 97 (22.71 percent) and 59 (13.81 percent) incidents occurred on roads in villages and towns respectively and 11 (2.57 percent) at other places.
The statistics said that most of the accidents happened in Dhaka division: 128 people died in 112 road accidents.
Eventually, the report said unfit vehicles, reckless driving, unskilled drivers and not following traffic rules are among the reasons behind the accidents.
