Bangladesh, July 6 -- A total of 438 people were in 472 road accidents in June across the country. The figures were confirmed by RSF Executive Director Saidur Rahman in a press release issued today. Among the victims were 44 women and 56 children.
Motorcycle crashes remained a major concern, causing 134 deaths in 145 accidents.
These accounted for 30.59 percent of the total deaths and 30.72 percent of all road crashes recorded during the month. The report also said 91 pedestrians were killed, representing 20.77 percent of total deaths. In addition, 57 drivers and transport workers lost their lives.
Outside road crashes, nine waterway accidents killed seven people and injured four others. Meanwhile, 21 railway accidents left 18 people dea...