Road crash deaths during Eid rush 21.1% lower than last year

At least 328 people were killed and 565 injured in 304 road accidents in 15 days (from April 15 to 29) during the Eid rush, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said today.

The organisation said the road crashes and road accident-related deaths during this Eid rush were 18.2 percent and 21.1 percent lower than during last year's Eid rush.

Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, secretary general of the organisation, revealed the information at a press conference at Bangladesh Shishu Kalyan Parishad auditorium.

According to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, at least 418 people died and 844 suffered injuries in 372 accidents in 15 days of Eid journey last year.