At least 468 people lost their lives while 507 others injured in 432 road accidents across Bangladesh in the last month amid the nationwide lockdown.
The road accidents took place on different national and regional highways, according to a report published by Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare platform, on Sunday.
Besides, 6 more people were killed in eight separate accidents on rail tracks, 38 people were killed and nine others injured in 14 accidents on river routes while two others went missing during the period.
The report was published after analyzing accident reports published in the country’s national and regional dailies and online media.
According to the organization, among the injured victims, 82 were pedestrians, 110 were transport workers, 134 were drivers, 33 were students, 28 were members of law enforcement agencies, 6 were teachers, 52 were women, 47 children and 4 were leaders of different political parties.
112 drivers of different vehicles, 38 women, 26 students, 36 transport workers, 42 children, two political leaders, seven members of law enforcement agencies and four teachers were among those killed in the road accidents in the last month.
The report also said that 221 accidents took place due to truck-covered van collision, 144 by motorbikes, 55 by battery-run human haulers, 64 by unauthorized human haulers, 52 by CNG run auto-rickshaws, 30 by private cars and by 20 buses.
On April 8, 26 people were killed and 33 others injured in 26 road accidents, the highest death toll in the month.
Besides, ten people were killed and six others were injured in six road crashes on April 14, the lowest death toll reported in the month.
