, Aug. 8 -- A total of 15,712 people were killed and 14,143 injured in motorbike accidents across Bangladesh in seven and a half years from 2020 to July 2026, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation (RSF).

A large number of the victims were young people, with 58 percent of those aged between 13 and 35, said the report published on Saturday.

Of the total accidents, 6,314, or 39.30 percent, occurred when heavy vehicles hit motorbikes, while 5,497 accidents, or 34.21 percent, happened after motobike riders lost control.

Another 3,548 accidents, or 22.08 percent, involved head-on collisions, while 706 accidents, or 4.39 percent, occurred for other reasons.

According to the report, goods-carrying vehicles such as trucks, covered va...