At least 696 people were killed and around 1867 others injured in road crashes across Bangladesh in June, according to a report published by the Road Safety Foundation on Wednesday.
The report said that a total of 689 road accidents took place during the month. Among the deceased were 104 women and 109 children.
The foundation said the report was prepared based on information gathered from nine national dailies, seven online news portals, various electronic media outlets, and its own sources.
The highest number of fatalities occurred in motorcycle-related accidents, with 228 people killed, which accounts for 32.75 per cent of all road fatalities.
During the same period, 120 pedestrians perished, making up 17.24 per cent of the victims, while 106 drivers and transport workers lost their lives, accounting for 15.22 per cent of the deaths.
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Apart from road crashes, eighteen waterway accidents were reported in June, resulting in 21 deaths and injuries to 13 others.
Meanwhile, 53 railway accidents claimed 44 lives and left 25 others injured.
According to the vehicle-wise distribution of casualties, 228 of the victims were motorcyclists, making up 32.75 per cent of the total deaths.
A total of 63 bus passengers were killed, while 54 people died in accidents involving trucks, pickups, tractors, trolleys, drum trucks and cargo vehicles.
Another 22 victims were passengers of private cars, microbuses, ambulances and jeeps.
Besides, 151 people travelling in three-wheelers such as easy bikes, CNG-run auto-rickshaws and battery-run–vans, lost their lives.
Locally-manufactured vehicles such as nasimon, bhotbhoti, mahindra and tomtom were involved in accidents that killed 44 people. Fourteen others who died were cyclists and rickshaw passengers.
The foundation’s analysis also revealed that 296 accidents, or 42.96 per cent, occurred on national highways, while 243 or 35.26 per cent happened on regional roads.
Another 59 incidents took place on rural roads and 87 accidents occurred in urban areas and four in other places.