249 killed in road crashes during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays: Road Safety Foundation
Road accidents claimed 249 lives and left 553 injured in 11 days during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays this year, according to the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).
A total of 257 accidents took place in this period, the organisation said in a press release.
The deceased include 41 women and 59 children, it said.
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The report was made after analysing accident reports published in the country's national and regional dailies and online media during the period.
RSF said 106 people were killed in some 114 motorbike accidents across the country which is 42.57 % of the total fatalities.
Among those killed in road accidents in 11 days, 39 were pedestrians which is 15.66 percent of the total deaths and 32 were drivers and assistants of the drivers of different vehicles which was 12.85% of the total fatalities.
Additionally, during this period, 13 people were killed and 15 others injured in six waterway accidents while 12 were killed and eight injured in 17 railway accidents, it said.
Vehicles involved in the accidents include 19.11% buses, 13% pick-up vans, covered vans and lorries, 7.35% private cars and microbuses, 29.16% motorbikes, 21.56% local vehicles, 5.14% battery-run human haulers, 2.69% bicycles and 1.96% unknown vehicles.
Of the accidents, 33.85% occurred on national highways, 38.13% on regional roads and 16.73% on rural roads and 11.28% on other roads.
The report reveals that Dhaka division saw the highest number of deaths with 28.79% fatalities while Sylhet division recorded the lowest number of accidents with just 2.72% fatalities.
At least 62 people died in 74 accidents in the capital city Dhaka, according to the RSF.
