Ilias Kanchan, leader of the road safety campaign known as Nirapad Sarak Chai, revealed the figures at a media briefing at the National Press Club on Wednesday. According to safe roads campaigners, as many as 4,092 road accidents occurred last year. The highest number of crashes occurred in January when 495 people died and 823 others were injured in 447 accidents. “Most accidents occurred in Dhaka, Chattogram and Mymensingh. The report points to a lack of proper road management and monitoring, the failure to implement the recommendations of the road safety taskforce, reckless and unlicensed drivers as the key causes of road accidents.

Source: bd News24 January 06, 2021 11:48 UTC