Desk Report
Publish: 04 Dec 2021, 10:30 pm
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As many as 413 lives were lost while 532 people were injured in 379 road
accidents across the country in November last alone, according to a report.
Besides, at least nine people were killed and five went missing in seven
waterway accidents while 13 people were killed and two others were injured in 11 train
accidents during the period.
Road Safety Foundation (RSF), an organization that campaigns for safer
roads, on Saturday came up with the data in a new report on accidents on
Bangladesh's roads this year, reports UNB.
The report was prepared based on accident news carried by seven national
dailies, five online news portals and electronic media. As per the RSF report,
407 people were killed in 346 road accidents in October last.
In November, motorcycle accidents turned out to be the deadliest one as
those alone caused the death of 184 people, which is 44.55 per cent of the total
deaths.
The
total number of motorcycle accidents was 158 during the last month, which is
41.68 per cent of the total accidents. According to the RSF findings, at least
96 pedestrians were killed in road accidents, which account for 23.24 per cent
of the total deaths.
Some
53 drivers and their assistants were also subjected to road fatalities and that
is 12.83 per cent of the total deaths.
The
Dhaka division witnessed the highest number of accidents with 104 deaths from
83 accidents while Barishal experienced the lowest number of accidents and
casualties with 24 deaths from 22 accidents.
As
a single district, Chattogram witnessed the highest number of accidents with 29
deaths from 21 crashes. The RSF pointed out 10 major reasons behind the increasing
number of road accidents.
Those
are using faulty vehicles, reckless driving, desperate attitude, incompetence
and illnesses of drivers, unsettled wages and working hours, movement of
low-speed vehicles on highways, reckless motorcycling by youths, the tendency
of flouting traffic rules, poor traffic management, lack of efficiency of BRTA
and extortion in the transport sector.
The
RSF urged the authorities concerned to take necessary initiatives to address the
issues.
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