In June this year, 23 people were killed daily on average in road accidents, according to a Road Safety Foundation report published on Wednesday.
At least 696 people were killed and 1,867 more were injured in 689 road accidents in the month, it also showed.
Compared with May this year, the rate of fatalities increased in June by 22.55 per cent, as per the report.
The report also revealed that in the road accidents human resources worth Tk 2,463.2 crore were damaged.聽
In June, the report added, 44 people were killed and 25 others injured in 53 train accidents, whiile 21 people were killed and 13 others injured in 18 waterways accidents.
The report was prepared on the basis of news published in different media outlets, said a press release issued by the Road Safety Foundation, a non-governmental organisation working for passengers鈥� rights and safety.
In June, among the fatalities, the highest, 228 or 32.75 per cent, involved motorcyclists and pillion riders, followed by 151 three-wheeler drivers and passengers, 120 pedestrians, 63 bus drivers and passengers, 54 drivers and passengers of trucks, covered vans, pickup vans and trolleys, 44 drivers and passengers of locally made vehicles (nasiman, kariman, bhatbhati, Mahindra and tamtam), 22 car and microbus drivers and passengers, and 14 bicyclists and rickshaw pullers and passengers.
Among all the deceased, 109 were children and 106 were the transport workers, including the drivers.
Percentage-wise, motorcycles were involved in the highest number of incidents at 21.8 per cent accidents; followed by different goods carriers, including trucks, covered vans, pickup vans, tractors, trolleys, oil-laden tankers and police vans at 24.53 per cent accidents; three-wheeler vehicles, including easy bikes, CNG-run auto-rickshaws and auto-vans at 17.61 per cent; buses at 17.13 per cent; locally made vehicles like nasiman, kariman, bhatbhati, Mahindra and tamtam at 7.64 per cent; cars, microbuses, ambulances and jeeps at 6.75 per cent accidents; unidentified vehicles at 2.33 per cent; and bicycles and rickshaws at 2.17 per cent.聽聽聽
Of the accidents, the highest, 42.96 per cent, happened on national highways and the highest, 26.26 per cent, took place in the morning time.
The highest, 44.41 per cent happened as the drivers lost control over their vehicles; followed by 24.23 per cent by head-on collisions; 18 per cent in which vehicles hit pedestrians; 11.03 per cent when vehicles were hit by other vehicles from behind; and 2.32 per cent by other reasons.
In the Dhaka division the highest number of accidents, 202, happened with the highest number of people, 187, being killed. In Dhaka city, in 62 accidents 24 were killed and 87 others were injured, the report added.
