Two people were killed and three were injured when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Mymensingh-Netrakona road in Gouripur upazila of the former on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Humayun Kabir, 20, driver of the CNG run auto-rickshaw from Beltoli Dakkhinpara area, and Rubel Mia, 32, son of Abdul Sattar of Beltoli Maddhyapara area of the upazila. The accident occurred around 10:30 pm in Charpara Madrasa area when a sand-laden truck hit the Shyamganj-bound auto-rickshaw, leaving one dead on the spot and four others injured, said officer-in-charge of Gouripur Police Station Mahmudul Islam. Also read: 2 killed in Mymensingh as bus crashes into motorcycle The injured were taken to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital where the doctors declared Rubel dead. Police seized the truck and recovered the bodies. The truck driver managed to flee the scene.  

Two people were killed and another one injured when a truck hit a motorbike on the Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Debidwar upazila of Cumilla district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Arif, 17, son of Sharif Mia and Irfan, 14, son of Matin Mia of the upazila.Kamal Krishna Dhar, officer-in-charge of Debidwar Police Station, said the accident occurred at Phulgachtala in the afternoon when the truck hit a motorbike, leaving Arif killed on the spot and two others injured. Also read: 4 killed in road accidents yesterday in GazipurThe injured were taken to Cumilla Medical College and Hospital where Irfan succumbed to his injuries.Police also arrested the truck driver and seized the truck.END/UNB/Corr/MAS/ssk

Casualties from bike accidents in Bangladesh increased by 19.28% compared with last year as 2,097 people were killed in 2,003 accidents till October this year. Road Safety Foundation in a new report published the data on Sunday on motorcycle accidents in Bangladesh from January to October in 2022. Last year, in the first 10 months 1,758 people were killed in 1,653 motorcycle accidents, it said. In comparison this year the number of accidents rose by 21.17 percent during the period, it said According to the report, 764 of the deceased were students, which account for 36.43 percent of total fatality and 4.38 percent were passersby who were hit by motorcycles. Road Safety Foundation prepared the report based on the reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media. Of the total accidents, 374 were head-on collision with other vehicles, in 629 incidents the motorcyclists lost control, in 958 cases the motorcycles were hit by other vehicles and 42 were other incidents. Read more: 739 lives lost on roads in July in Bangladesh: RSF In 837 cases out of these 2,097 accidents the motorcyclists were responsible for the occurrences, said the report. The group’s observation and analysis says 879 accidents occurred on regional roads, 695 on national highways and 102 on village roads. Most of the accidents occurred at morning and night, 26.80 percent and 23.36 percent respectively, according to RSF analysis. Reasons RSF mentions reckless driving by youths, teens, availability of high-speed motorcycles, lax traffic management, incoherence in surveillance, reckless speed of all vehicles, unskilled drivers, trend of not following traffic rules by motorcyclists, language used in advertisements to encourage youths for overspeed, lack of dividers on roads and highways, and a political backing to create a culture of reckless motorcycle driving as the main reasons of the rise in accidents. Read more: 476 people killed in 407 road accidents in September: Road Safety Foundation Recommendation The group in its report recommended strict measures to stop reckless driving by youths and controlling sales of high-speed vehicles. It also suggested strict enforcement of traffic laws, constructing service roads on highways for motorcycles and low-speed vehicles, road dividers on all highways in phases, use of technology to monitor and control speed. RSF recommends motorcycling should be discouraged by improving and making public transport more accessible to stop such unfortunate deaths on roads.

Two cousins were killed as their motorcycle collided with a bus in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Jubayer, son of Mozammel Haque and his cousin Abu Sayeed,28, son Sahidul Islam from Khulna sadar upazila. The accident occurred this afternoon near Rajpat area on Khulna-Mawa highway , said Sheikh Abul Hasan, in charge of Mollahat highway police outpost. Their motorcycle collided with a Dhaka-bound bus of Rajib Paribahan coming from opposite side,  leaving the two brothers severely injured. They were announced dead when they were taken to upazila health complex, he said. The bus has been seized but the driver and his assistant managed to flee, said Hasan.

Three activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) died after their bike crashed into a truck parked along Jhenidah-Chuadanga Road in the Atharo Mile area of Jhenidah Friday night. The deceased were identified as Murad Biswas, vice president of Jhenidah Government Veterinary College's BCL unit, and son of Badsha Mia, and Touhid and Samaresh of the college. Sheikh Mohammad Sohel Rana, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said the accident occurred around 10pm when the trio was speeding after being chased by members of a rival group. Later, the three were taken to Sadar Hospital where doctors declared them dead on arrival. Sajib, general secretary of Jhenidah Government Veterinary College's BCL unit, was also injured in an attack by his rivals during a meeting between the two groups at Zohan Dream Valley Park in the Kumrabari area of Sadar upazila that night, said the OC. The rival group also chased Murad, Touhid and Samaresh while they were leaving the place on the bike.  

As many as 519 people, including 69 children, were dead and 961 were injured in road accidents in August, said a report today (September 3, 2022). Besides, 172 lives were lost in 183 motorcycle accidents, which is 33.14% of the total deaths, the Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report, released today. Also, 109 pedestrians and 94 drivers and their assistants were killed during this period. Accidents on waterways claimed at least eight lives while six people went missing in 11 river accidents and 24 were killed and nine injured in train accidents across Bangladesh last month. Road Safety Foundation based its findings on the reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media. Of the total accidents, 252 accidents occurred on the national highways, 199 on regional roads, 109 on rural roads, 64 on city roads and eight in other places, said the report. Also read: Two killed, 15 hurt in Bagerhat bus accident According to the report, 27.72% accidents occurred in Dhaka division, 15.28 % in Rajshahi, 21.61% in Chattogram, 10.08% in Khulna, 8.80% in Barishal, 4.14 % in Sylhet, 8.95% in Rangpur and 7.42% in Mymensingh divisions. The highest number of accidents was recorded in Dhaka division where 242 people were killed in 127 accidents. Twenty-one people were killed in Sylhet division, the lowest compared to other divisions, said the report. The RSF pointed out several major reasons behind the rise in the number of road accidents. The reasons include faulty vehicles; reckless driving; desperate mentality, incompetence and illness of drivers; unsettled wages and working hours; prevalence of low-speed traffic on highways; reckless motorcycling by the youth; the tendency of flouting traffic rules, poor management of traffic; lack of efficiency of the BRTA; and extortion in the sector.    

Three people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a pick-up van and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Jakiganj road in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Lutfur Rahman, 72, and his wife Joly Begum, 60, both residents of Golapganj upazila, and Yunus Mia, 28, of Jakiganj upazila. Lutfur Rahman, additional superintendent of Sylhet Police, said the accident occurred around 9am when the pick-up van crashed into the CNG-run auto near Ranaping Mina Centre at high speed. "The accident left one of the occupants of the auto dead on the spot and five others injured. Two of them succumbed to their injuries on the way to hospital," he said. Road accidents in Bangladesh As many as 2,329 people, including 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents across the country in the first half of the current year, according to a report. The road accidents occurred on various highways, national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and June 30 across the country. Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF), a platform of journalists, prepared the report based on news carried by 22 national dailies, 10 regional newspapers and eight online news portals and news agencies. Read: Road accident kills soldier, injuries three others in Bandarban Meanwhile, as many as 739 people, including 109 children, were killed and 2,042 others injured in 632 road accidents across the country in July. Of them, 251 people died in motorbike accidents alone, which is 33.96% of the total fatalities, Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on August 6. Road Safety Foundation, an NGO, prepared the report based on news published in nine national dailies, seven online portals and electronic media.

Four people were killed and another injured when a truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Saturday, police said. Three of the deceased were identified as Salema Khatun, 45, wife of Joynal, Anwar Islam, 25, son of Gura Mia, and Bidhu Dhar, 52, son of Manindra Dhar of the upazila, while the identity of another could not be known immediately. Sheikh Mohammad Ali, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station, said the accident occurred in the morning at Hijolia when the Cox’s Bazar-bound truck hit the CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving five people injured. The injured were taken to the local upazila health complex where doctors declared four of them dead. Road accidents in Bangladesh As many as 2,329 people, including 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents across the country in the first half of the current year, according to a report. Also Read: Bangladesh needs $7.8bn in additional investment for safer roads The road accidents occurred on various highways, national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and June 30 across the country. Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF), a platform of journalists, prepared the report based on news carried by 22 national dailies, 10 regional newspapers and eight online news portals and news agencies. Meanwhile, as many as 739 people, including 109 children, were killed and 2,042 others injured in 632 road accidents across the country in July. Of them, 251 people died in motorbike accidents alone, which is 33.96% of the total fatalities, Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on August 6. Road Safety Foundation prepared the report based on the reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media.  

As many as 739  people including 109 children were killed and 2042 others injured in 632  road accidents across the country in July. Of these, 251 people died in motorbike accidents alone, which is 33.96% of the total fatalities, Road Safety Foundation said in its latest report released on Saturday. These road crashes left 118 pedestrians, 137 drivers and their assistants dead during the period. On the other hand, 14 waterways accidents claimed at least 18 lives with seven injuries. Besides, 41 were killed and 33 others injured in 26 train accidents across Bangladesh last month. Also read: Father-daughter die, 3 of family hurt as car falls into canal in Sylhet Road Safety Foundation prepared the report based on the reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media. Of the total accidents, 252 accidents occurred on the national highways, 199 on regional roads, 109 on rural roads, 64 on city roads and eight in other places, said the report. According to the report, 31.48% accidents occurred in Dhaka division, 15.18 % in Rajshahi, 16.61% in Chattogram, 13.13% in Khulna, 5.69% in Barishal, 4.90 % in Sylhet, 6%in Rangpur and 6.69% in Mymensingh divisions. The highest number of accidents was recorded in Dhaka division where 228 people were killed in 199 accidents. Forty-six people were killed in Barishal division, the lowest compared to other divisions, said the report. The RSF pointed out several major reasons behind the rise in the number of road accidents. Also read: Mirsharai tragedy: Death toll rises to 12 as another dies at Ctg hospital The reasons include - faulty vehicles; reckless driving; desperate mentality, incompetence and illness of drivers; unsettled wages and working hours; prevalence of low-speed traffic on highways; reckless motorcycling by the youth; the tendency of flouting traffic rules, poor management of traffic; lack of efficiency of the BRTA; and extortion in the sector. The RSF urged the authorities concerned to take necessary initiative to address the issues. 

At least two people were killed and 15 others injured after a bus crashed into a roadside tree in Fakirhat upazila on Tuesday morning. One of the deceased was identified as Monir Mollik, 24. Both of them died on the spot when the driver of the Khulna-bound bus from Dhaka lost its control and crashed into the tree near the Palerhat area of the busy Khulna-Mawa highway around 10am, said Sheikh Abul Hasan, in charge of Mollahat highway police outpost. On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies. Of the injured, 10 were rushed to Fakirhat upazila health complex and Khulna Medical College and Hospital, he said. Also read: Narail road accidents claim two lives The bus has been seized but its driver and his assistant managed to flee, the officer added. Fakirhat upazila executive officer Manowar Hossain said, "Drivers are advised to control the speed of their vehicles. Reckless driving leads to so many accidents.” Road accidents are common in Bangladesh. Also read: Worker killed in Kurigram road accident At least 2,329 people, including 291 women and 381 children, were killed and 4,361 others injured in 2,159 road accidents across the country in the first half of the current year, says a new report by the Road Safety Foundation. The road accidents occurred on highways, and national, inter-district and regional roads between January 1 and June 30 across the country.