Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS), a passenger welfare platform, today (October 7) said that at least 417 people were killed and 651 others injured in 402 road accidents across Bangladesh in September this year. 

The data was given in a press release on Saturday (October 7) signed by Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, secretary general of the association.

Besides, 51 people were killed and 26 injured in 49 railway accidents. 

28 people were killed, four injured and three went missing in 16 waterway accidents, according to a report of BJKS. 

Some 496 people were killed and 681 injured in a total of 467 accidents on roads, railways and waterways.

Among the victims, 10 were members of law enforcement agencies, 143 drivers, 66 pedestrians, 60 transport workers, 65 students, eight teachers, 74 women and 44 children, it said. 

The report also said that a total 172 deaths and 107 injuries were reported in 153 motorcycle accidents which is 38.5% of total accidents, 42.78% of fatalities and 26.61% of injuries.

The highest number of road accidents occurred in Dhaka division in September. Some 118 people were killed and 112 injured in 114 road accidents in Dhaka, it added. 

In September, the least number of road accidents reported in Sylhet division where at least 29 people were killed and 106 injured in 25 road accidents. 

BJKS prepared the report by monitoring the news of road, rail and waterway accidents published in the national, local and online newspapers of the country.

BDST: 1510 HRS, OCT 07, 2023
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