In September, 426 people were killed in road accidents, 179 of them were on motorcycles


Published: 07:11 7 October 2024
There were 392 road accidents in the country in September this year. 426 killed and 813 injured. 61 women and 53 children among the dead. The private organization Road Safety Foundation has highlighted these facts in a report on Monday.
According to the Road Safety Foundation report, 179 people were killed in 164 motorcycle accidents in September, which is 42 percent of the total. The motorcycle accident rate is 41.83. During this period, 97 pedestrians were killed in accidents across the country, which is 22.76 percent of the total casualties. 54 people, i.e. 12.67 percent, were killed by vehicle drivers and assistants.
11 people were killed and 4 injured in 8 boating accidents in the country at the same time. 13 people were killed and 9 injured in 17 railway accidents.
Road Safety Foundation has prepared this report based on 9 national dailies, 7 online news portals, various electronic media and own information.
According to Road Safety Foundation notification, most of the drivers of buses and goods vehicles are physically and mentally ill due to lack of professional facilities, especially employment letter, salary and working hours. They always behave abnormally and drive recklessly. Because of this, he was injured in an accident. For this, it is important to ensure the professional facilities of transport workers.
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