Road crashes claim 380 lives in July: BRTA
Staff Correspondent
As many as 380 people were killed and 542 others injured in 427 road accidents across the country in July, according to a report of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA).
The information was collected from all divisional offices of BRTA, said a press release signed by its Chairman Abu Momtaz Saad Uddin Ahmed on Wednesday.
According to the report, 103 people were killed and 151 injured in Dhaka division, 89 killed and 92 injured in Chattogram division, 53 killed and 45 injured in Rajshahi division, 43 killed and 50 injured in Khulna division, 14 killed and 46 injured in Barishal division, 26 killed and 99 injured in Sylhet division, 38 killed and 48 injured in 43 Rangpur division and while 14 killed in Mymensingh division.
Among the deceased, 83 were killed in motorbike accidents, 48 in accidents involving truck or covered vans, 47 in bus or minibuses accidents and 28 in auto-rickshaw accidents.
