No much less than 475 folks were killed and 815 others injured in 452 avenue accidents across Bangladesh in October, in accordance with basically the most up-to-date issue by Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) launched this present day (23 November).
At some level of this period, 76 folks were killed and 24 others injured in 63 railway accidents. Additionally, 24 folks were killed, 36 injured and 9 remained missing in 19 waterway accidents across the nation.
In step with the issue, in October, 138 bike accidents resulted in 163 deaths and 239 accidents. This accounted for 30.fifty three% of total accidents, 34.31% of total deaths, and 29.32% of total accidents.
Altogether, there were 534 accidents on avenue, rail, and waterways in October, ensuing in 575 deaths and 875 accidents, stated BJKS in the issue launched every month in step with media reports.
The best share – 38.29% — of avenue crashes took feature on national highways, 30.39% on regional highways, and 24.62% on feeder roads, study the issue.
In step with BJKS, Bangladesh seen 493 avenue accidents in September, leaving 498 folks unnecessary and 978 injured.
No much less than 40 railway accidents claimed the lives of 37 folks and left four injured. Besides, 14 accidents on waterways left 19 folks unnecessary, 56 injured, and 47 missing.
