Three-wheelers responsible for most accidents in January: Report
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Battery-operated rickshaws, easy bikes, nasimon, karimon, mahindra, tractors and lagunas were responsible for the highest number of road accidents, claiming 139 lives in January, according to a report on Monday.
These vehicles were involved in 163 accidents, causing 139 deaths and 336 injuries, representing 24.73 per cent of total accidents, 20.53 per cent of fatalities, and 26.43 per cent of injuries, the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) report said.
In total, the country recorded 677 deaths and 1271 injuries in 659 road accidents in January.
BJKS compiled the report by monitoring 96 widely circulated and credible national, regional, online, and electronic news sources.
Among all regions, Dhaka Division recorded the highest number of accidents, while Mymensingh Division had the lowest.
In addition, 59 people were killed and 23 injured in 57 railway accidents, while 18 people were killed, nine injured and five reported missing in 16 waterway accidents.
Motorcycles accounted for 289 accidents, leading to 301 deaths and 239 injuries, representing 43.85 per cent of total accidents, 44.46 per cent of deaths and 18.80 per cent of injuries.
Meanwhile, 156 bus accidents left 159 people dead and 452 injured, making up 23.67 per cent of total accidents, 23.49 per cent of deaths and 35.56 per cent of injuries.
A total of 1032 vehicles were involved in accidents during this period. Of these, 16.57 per cent were buses, 23.83 per cent were trucks, pickups, covered vans and lorries, 5.42 per cent were cars, jeeps and microbuses, 4.94 per cent were CNG-powered auto-rickshaws, 31.29 per cent were motorcycles, 17.92 per cent were battery-powered rickshaws, easy bikes, nasimon, karimon, mahindra, tractors and lagunas.
Although the motorcycles and battery-powered auto-rickshaw accidents have increased dramatically, the actual figures may be higher as such accidents are underreported in the media.
An analysis of accident locations showed that 37.80 per cent occurred on national highways, 28.75 per cent on regional highways, and 28.04 per cent on feeder roads.