Road accidents kill 524 people in June

At least 524 people were killed and 821 others were injured in 467 incidents of road crashes  across the country in June.

Road Safety Foundation, a non-government organisation, said this in a press release on Monday.

Among the deceased, 68 were women and 73 were children, it added.

The data was collected based on reports in nine national dailies, seven online news portals and electronic media.

According to the data, a total of 204 people died in 197 motorcycle accidents, which accounted for 38.93 percent of the total deaths.

Some 107 pedestrians and 86 drivers and their helpers died in accidents during this period, the press note said.

At least nine people were dead and three remained missing in eight waterway accidents while 16 were dead and four injured in 18 train accidents.