The Road Safety Foundation (RSF) said a total of 512 people were killed and 793 injured in 517 road accidents across Bangladesh in December 2023.

According to data compiled by RSF, the mishaps included 213 motorbike accidents killing 201 people, which is 39.25% of the total fatalities.

A press release was issued by the foundation on Thursday (January 4).

The number of total fatalities increased in December compared to November which saw 467 deaths.

Dhaka division witnessed the highest number of accidents (123) and fatalities (118) last month, while Sylhet division logged the lowest number of accidents (29) with the lowest figure of fatalities (30), the RSF data show.

In December, at least 21 people were killed and 36 were injured in 27 accidents in the capital, according to the RSF.

BDST: 1601 HRS, JAN 04, 2024
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