323 people killed on roads in 15 days of Eid rush
Highest in four years; 45.28pc of total accidents involve motorcycles, says Jatri Kalyan Samity report
Staff Correspondent
Staff Correspondent
Although operation of long-route buses remained suspended during this Eid rush, at least 323 people were killed in 318 road crashes in 15 days, according to a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.
This is the highest number of road crashes during the Eid rush in last four years, said the organisation at a press conference at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka yesterday.
Motorcycles are the single largest reason for the sharp rise in road accidents, as the two-wheelers caused 45.28 percent of total road crashes, the passenger welfare association said.