As many as 119 lives have been lost on Dhaka city roads in 114 accidents from January to November 25 this year. Road Safety Foundation, an organisation working to ensure safer roads, came up with the data in a new report on accidents that occurred on Dhaka city roads this year on Sunday. According to the report, of the deceased 62 were passersby, 33 were motorcycle drivers and riders and 24 were passengers of other vehicles like bus, rickshaw, paddle van, auto van, etc. A total of 172 vehicles were involved in these road crashes. Most of the accidents occurred at night, 34.21 percent to be precise, while 20.17 percent occurred around early morning, 18.42 percent in the later part of it and 14.03 percent in the afternoon, said the Road Safety Foundation. Read: Notre Dame College student dies being hit by DSCC truck Reasons of the accidents Road Safety Foundation in its report mentioned 12 causes for the accidents that occurred in the city. It said reckless speed, weak traffic management, unruly competition between bus workers to take passengers, having no bypass road for the city and allowing heavy goods-laden vehicles after 10 pm till morning made the city roads accident-prone. While too much motorcycle movement, lack of speed monitoring system on flyovers, lack of quality public bus service and increased use of rickshaws, unplanned urbanization, and insufficient roads, lack of awareness, lack of usable foot-over bridges and underpasses at necessary places are also pointed as the reason for the road crashes.  Read: After Notre Dame student, now motorcyclist crushed under DNCC truck Suggestions RSF suggested decreasing the population of the capital city through decentralization of administration to reduce the number of accidents on roads. It also suggested separate public transports according to the economic classes of the city dwellers to discourage movement in private vehicles. Along with that, separate lanes for public transports, developing the traffic system, stopping extortion and corruption at the public transport sector, and proper implementation of the Road Safety Act, 2018 may decline the number of lives lost on the roads annually, said RSF.

Two members of a family were killed and an 8-year-old child was injured as a pickup van hit them in Hasnabad area of South Keraniganj on Saturday. The accident took place in front of the BRTA office on the south side of Postogola bridge. The deceased were identified as Rup Banu, 65, and her daughter-in-law Mousumi, 27. Read: 2 of a family die in Noakhali road crash Family sources said Mousumi along with her mother-in-law and daughter were coming back from Mitford Hospital after being vaccinated in the morning. In the meantime, a pickup van hit them leaving the mother-in-law dead on the spot. After being taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, duty doctors declared Mousumi dead. After primary treatment at the hospital, injured Mohona was taken home. Later, she was admitted to Keraniganj’s Addin Hospital as her condition deteriorated. Read: Two Class X students die in Chandpur road crash Afzal Hossain, acting Officer-in-charge (OC) of Hasara Highway Police Station said, "I have visited the spot after being informed." However, the pickup could not be seized yet. A case has been lodged with South Keraniganj Police Station in this regard, the OC said.

Two people from the same family died on Saturday in a motorcycle accident at Subarnachar upazila in Noakhali district. The deceased were identified as Radoan Hosen alias Mishu Tarafdar, 20, a member of Bangladesh Armed Forces (BAF) and his brother-in-law Md Sharif Hossain, 28. Read: Pathao rider killed in city road crash The accident occurred on Saturday at 10am when Redwan was going to visit the BAF camp at Jobayer Bazar area with Sharif in a motorcycle. Their motorcycle hit the rear side of a van carrying an electric pole near Abdullah Miar Hat area , said Salah Uddin, Sub-Inspector of Char Jabbar police station. Read: Two Class X students die in Chandpur road crash Locals rescued them with severe injuries and rushed them to Noakhali General Hospital where the duty doctors announced Redwan dead, said Syed Mohiuddin Abdul Azim, resident Medical officer of the hospital. Meanwhile Sharif succumbed to his injuries on the way to a Dhaka hospital, where he was referred for better treatment, said Dr Azim.

A speeding truck rammed into a stationary passenger-packed bus from behind on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Saturday, leaving at least seven people dead and several others injured, police said. Five of the dead were from the same family. They were identified as Fazlul Haque,35, his wife Fatema Begum,28, their son Abdullah,6, and daughter Ajmina,9, and Nazrul Islam,55, Fatema’s father. The identities of the two other deceased could not be known yet, said police, adding that all those who suffered casualties were on board the bus. READ: Youth killed in city road crash The accident occurred around 3pm at Chelerghat in Trishal on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, said officer-in-charge of Trishal police station Mainuddin. The crash killed five people on the spot. One succumbed to injuries on the way to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, while another died in the hospital while under treatment. Eight of the injured were admitted to the hospital.  READ: 2 children killed in Chattogram road crash Traffic on the highway was disrupted for two hours after the accident, police said. OC Mainuddin said the bodies will be handed over to their families. The truck driver could not be detained yet but efforts are underway to capture him, he said.

A 55-year-old security guard was fatally knocked down by a pick-up van when he was crossing the road near Shyampur Delta Hospital in the capital on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Azhar Ali, a resident of Munshiganj district. Read:Traffic police killed in city road crash Abdul Khan, assistant sub-inspector of the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said Azhar died on the spot when the speeding pick-up van hit him around 11.15 pm and sped away.  The body has been kept at the morgue of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. Road accidents in Bangladesh Road accidents are common in Bangladesh and have been a major cause of deaths. Road accidents during the recent Eid-ul-Azha holiday rush claimed 273 lives in just 15 days, even though long-haul buses were operating for just eight during those days, according to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samiti (Passenger Welfare Association). At least 240 road crashes occurred during the July 14- 28 period, BJKS revealed, while presenting its road accident report-2021 at a press briefing on July 30. Read: 273 killed on roads during Eid rush; highest in 6 years In a report released in February 2020, the World Bank pointed out that Bangladesh needs to invest an estimated $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities. The report attributed the high death rate on Bangladesh’s roads to lack of investments in systemic, targeted, and sustained road safety programmes.

Two people, including a member of RAB-4, were killed when a microbus hit a Rab vehicle on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Khairul Islam, a member of RAB-4 and motor mechanic Liton Mia, said Rab SI Md Rakib. Also read: Rickshaw puller killed in city road crash Three injured RAB-4 members- senior warrant officer Md. Shariful Islam, soldier Atiq, Corporal Pradeep Kumar and motor mechanic Rifat,20, were airlifted to Dhaka CMH from Sreepur Hospital in Gazipur in a special helicopter, said Maona Highway police camp in-charge Kamar Hossain.

A rickshaw puller was killed as a speeding car hit his rickshaw on Basabo flyover in the capital's Sabujbagh on Wednesday morning. The identity of the deceased, aged about 35, could not be ascertained yet. Also read: SUST student killed in Sylhet road crash When a speeding car hit the rickshaw its puller fell on the road in the morning, said a witness of the incident. He was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead by a doctor at around 5.30 am. Also read: 4 of a family among 5 killed in Sylhet road crash Mohammad Bachchu Mia, in-charge (inspector) of the police camp at DMCH confirmed the death and said the body has been kept at the morgue of the hospital for an autopsy.

Three people were killed as a truck ploughed through a roadside motor workshop at Darbast bazar in Jaintapur upazila on Sylhet-Tamabil highway  on Monday morning. The deceased  were identified as Sohel Ahmed,  Ashik Ahmed and Minhaz Uddin Sultan. The accident took place when a speeding Jaflong-bound truck ploughed through a motor workshop after the driver lost control over the vehicle in the morning, said Partha Ranjan Chakrabarty, sub-inspector of Jaintiapur Police Station. Also Read: 4 of a family among 5 killed in Sylhet road crash The bodies were sent to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for autopsy. The accident took place a day after another deadly accident on the same highway in Jaintiapur upazila that left five people dead.

Two people were killed and five others injured after a passenger bus collided head-on with a battery-run three-wheeler in Abhaynagar Upazila of Jashore.

At least 2 persons were killed in separate road crashes in Sitakunda.