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Some 379 people were killed and 368 others injured in road accidents in August last across the country.
During the period, a total of 302 road accidents took place where the number of accidents involving motorcycles was the highest, according to a report by Road Safety Foundation (RSF).
Among the deceased, 66 were women and 32 children.
The report said the number of road accidents increased in August than that of July because of reckless driving, especially in highway.
The number of deaths was 356 in 293 road accidents in July.
Some 129 people died in 121 motorcycle crashes in the last month which is 34.03 per cent of the total deaths, said the report, released on Thursday.
The highest number of accidents took place in Dhaka division with highest number of deaths. Some 84 people died in 73 accidents in Dhaka division, the report showed.
The lowest one was in Barishal with 22 accidents and 19 deaths.
Besides, the number of waterway accidents in August was 13 where 47 people died and 32 injured and six went missing. Six were killed by six railway accidents.
The RSF prepared the report based on news items of seven national dailies, five online news portals and visual media. Some 536 vehicles were responsible for the road accidents.
Unfit vehicles, rash driving, lack of skill, mental and physical sickness, inadequate benefits for drivers, slow movement of vehicles on the highways, reckless bike ride by youths, improper traffic management system and lack of awareness about traffic laws were responsible for the accidents, the RSF observed.
The organisation suggested increasing skilled drivers, strengthening the capability of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and enforcement of the existing laws to check road accidents in the country.