At least 6,524 people were killed and 11,407 injured in 6,911 road crashes last year, according to the Road Safety Foundation.
The organization said at a press briefing today at its Dhanmondi office that 1,128 (17.29 percent) of those killed were children and 974 (14.92 percent) were women.
According to the report, 2,487 people died in 2,532 motorcycle-related accidents in 2023.
Prof AI Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, chairman of the organization, provided the information gathered from media reports.
