At least 372 people were killed and 543 others injured in 336 road crashes across the country in July, said a report published by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh.
During the time, 32.52 per cent or 121 people were killed and 14.91 per cent or 81 more people were injured in 32.44 per cent or 109 motorcycle-related crashes.
In the period, 24 people were killed and four others were injured in 22 railways accidents and 20 people were killed, 14 were injured and 17 remained missing in 16 waterways accidents.
The PWAB on Thursday issued a press release on the monthly report based on different media reports.
Following the student quota reform protest, news of road crashes was not published much as the vehicular movement across the country was suspended between July 18 and 24, the release read.
The highest number of road crashes took place in the Dhaka division where in 87 crashes 92 people were killed and 133 more were injured and the lowest in the Mymensingh division where in 14 crashes 16 people were killed and 13 more were injured.
Among the fatal victims, the highest 121 people were motorcyclists and their pillion riders followed by 55 transport workers, including drivers, 50 pedestrians and 20 students.
Thirty-three children became fatal road crash victims in July.
Of the crashes, the highest 44.94 per cent crashes were caused by crushing or hitting pedestrians or other vehicles followed by 34.52 per cent by head-on collisions, 16.96 per cent by losing control and then fell into roadside ditches, 3.27 per cent by other reasons, and 0.29 per cent by getting scarves tangled with vehicle wheels.
The highest percentage, 36.6 per cent, of road crashes took place on national highways followed by 30.95 per cent on feeder roads and 26.48 per cent on regional highways.
Out of all road crashes, 5.05 per cent took place in the Dhaka metropolitan city area, and 0.89 per cent inside the Chattogram metropolitan city.
The association blamed reckless movement of motorcycles across the country, bad road condition, the absence of road markings, faulty road construction, driving on wrong lanes, unskilled drivers and fitness defying vehicles on roads and no rest for drivers for road crashes.
Among other demands, they demanded shutting the import and registration of motorcycles and easybikes, sufficient lights on highways, training facilities for turning drivers into skilled ones, separate lanes for different types of vehicles on roads and stopping extortion.
