614 died in road crashes in May

At least 614 people died and 1,196 were injured in 597 road accidents across the country in May, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said yesterday.

Motorcycles were involved in 233 crashes alone, resulting in 256 deaths and 201 injuries. This accounts for 39.02 percent of all accidents, 41.69 percent of the fatalities, and 16.80 percent of the injuries, it said.

Dhaka division recorded the highest 139 road crashes last month, with 148 people dead and 271 injured. On the other hand, Barishal division saw the lowest 30 road accidents, resulting in 30 deaths and 44 injuries.

Additionally, 35 people died and 14 were injured in 48 rail-related accidents, and nine people died and 10 went missing in seven reported waterway-related incidents during the same period.

The organisation prepared the information based on media reports.

Among the victims, 92 were students, 154 were drivers, 103 were pedestrians, and 67 were transport workers, it added.