Casualties from Motorcycle accidents in Bangladesh increased by 19.28 per cent compared with last year as 2,097 people were killed in 2,003 accidents till October this year, reports UNB.
Road Safety Foundation in a new report published the data on Sunday on motorcycle accidents in Bangladesh from January to October in 2022.
Last year, in the first 10 months 1,758 people were killed in 1,653 motorcycle accidents, it said.
In comparison this year the number of accidents rose by 21.17 percent during the period, it added.
According to the report, 764 of the deceased were students, which account for 36.43 per cent of total fatality and 4.38 per cent were passersby who were hit by motorcycles.
Road Safety Foundation prepared the report based on the reports of nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media.
Of the total accidents, 374 were head-on collision with other vehicles, in 629 incidents the motorcyclists lost control, in 958 cases the motorcycles were hit by other vehicles and 42 were other incidents.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
