496 killed in road crashes in September: JKS

Staff Reporter  :
As many as 496 people have been killed and 681 others injured in 467 accidents on roads, railways and waterways across the country in September, according to Jatri Kalyan Samity (JKS), a non-government organisation.

The organisation prepared the report based on news published in various nationals, local dailies and online news portals.

A press release signed by Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, secretary general of the Jatri Kalyan Samity, revealed the information on Saturday.

Among the casualties, 417 people were killed and 651 others injured in 402 road accidents.

Besides, 51 people were killed and 26 others injured in 49 accidents on the railway, while 28 people were killed, four others injured and three
people went missing in 16 accidents on the waterways during the same period.

Besides, 5.47 per cent of the total accidents across the country were reported in Dhaka city, 0.49 per cent in Chattogram city and 0.24 per cent in railway crossings.