Bangladesh, July 14 -- A total of 463 people have been killed and 1,323 injured in 532 road crashes across Bangladesh in June, according to the monthly report of the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.

Motorcycles were involved in 172 crashes, or 32.33 percent of the total, leaving 173 people dead and 132 injured.

The organisation said in a press release on Tuesday that its Accident Monitoring Cell compiled the report from incidents published in national and regional news media.

Drivers accounted for the highest number of fatalities at 111.

The victims also included 71 pedestrians, 60 students, 47 children, 45 women, 11 transport workers, 10 teachers and nine political activists. Two police officers, one army member and one engineer were...