Dhaka, June 7 -- Road accidents across Bangladesh during Eid-ul-Azha holidays claimed 402 lives in 394 incidents, with nearly 29 percent of the deaths resulting from motorcycle crashes, according to a report by the Passenger Welfare Association of Banglades (PWAB).

The organisation compiled the statistics by analysing accident reports published in various media outlets.

Presenting the findings at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on Sunday, the association's secretary general, Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, highlighted key aspects of the report.

He said road accidents increased by 3.95 percent, fatalities by 3.7 percent, and injuries by 9.47 percent compared with last year's Eid-ul-Azha holidays.

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