564 people lost lives in 486 road accidents in March

Staff Reporter :
At least 564 people were killed and 1,167 were injured in 486 accidents occurred on roads, railways and waterways in the outgoing month of March.
The information was revealed in the accident monitoring report of Bangladesh Passengers’ Welfare Association accident monitoring cell.
On Wednesday, the report was published in a statement signed by the secretary general of the organization Mozammel Haque Chowdhury.
During this time, 538 people were killed and 1,138 people were injured in 487 road accidents. Most motorcycle accidents occurred in this month in which 163 people were killed and 97 injured in 152 motorcycle accidents.
At the same period, 47 people were killed and 15 injured in 53 railway accidents.
Seven people were killed, 14 were injured and two were missing in nine accidents on the waterway.
According to the observation of Bangladesh Passengers’ Welfare Association, the significant cause of road accidents in March include:
1. Driver’s incompetence and reckless driving
2. Reckless speed and dangerous overtaking
3. Taking defective vehicles on the road
4. Free movement of unfit vehicles
5. Not specified working hours and salary of drivers
6. Lack of sidewalks or abandoned sidewalks, and market on roadsides
7. Carelessness of passengers and pedestrians
8. Poor enforcement of traffic laws and violation of traffic laws
9. Due to the massive increase in small vehicles, road accidents are increasing.