378 killed in 403 road accidents in Auguest

Staff Reporter :
As many as 378 people were killed and 794 others injured in 403 road crashes across the country in August 2023, according to a latest report.

Among the dead, 44 were women and 51 children.

The Road Safety Foundation (RSF) released the report on Saturday, said that 146 people were killed in 142 motorcycle accidents across the country – 38.62% of the total deaths.

RSF has prepared the report based on information from nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media.

In July this year, the number of deaths was 573, while 1,126 were injured in 511 road accidents.

Among the dead, 44 were women while 51 children.

17 people were dead, and nine missing in 11 waterway accidents, while at least 37 people were killed and 19 injured in 28 railway accidents during the same period.

The highest number, 169 (41.93%) of the accidents occurred on national highways, 148 (36.72%) on regional roads, 45 (11.16%) on rural roads, 37 (9.18%) on urban roads and 4 (0.99%) on other places, said RSF.