Road Accident in Bangladesh
564 killed in road accidents in March: Road Safety Foundation
Five hundred and sixty-four people were killed and 1,097 injured in 486 road accidents throughout the country in March this year, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation.
5 dead as segment of viaduct falls on car from crane
At least four people in a car were crushed to death after a segment of a viaduct of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project fell on the vehicle in Dhaka's Uttara area this afternoon (August 15, 2022).
Road accidents claim lives of 1674 children in Jan 2020-Apr 2022
At least 1,674 children (between one month and 18-year-old) died in road accidents across the country between January 2020 and April 2022, according to Road Safety Foundation.
9 killed in three-way collision: Bus driver arrested
Bhatiapara Highway Police today arrested a driver of Rajib Paribahan on charges of killing nine people and injuring 25 others in a road accident on Saturday.
9 killed in bus, private car, motorcycle collision
At least nine people, including five members of two families, were killed and 25 others injured in a three-way collision among a passenger bus, private car and motorcycle in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj today (May 14, 2022).
543 people killed in 427 accidents in April: Road Safety Foundation
At least 543 people were killed and 612 were injured in 427 road accidents across the country in April, Road Safety Foundation, a non-government organisation, said in a press release today (May 7, 2022).
3 killed in Chapainawabganj road crash
Three labours were killed and six others were injured after a truck hit a human hauler in Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj this morning.
Man dies after truck crashes into motorcycle in Patuakhali
A man was killed in a road accident this morning after a truck hit his motorbike from the opposite direction on the Patuakhali-Kuakata road at Eusufpur area.
Road accident: Bus-truck collision leaves 11 dead in Jhenaidah
Eleven people were killed and 13 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Jhenaidah's Kaliganj upazila this afternoon.
445 dead, 834 injured in road accidents last month: Report
At least 445 people are killed and 834 others injured in 340 road accidents across the country in January this year.
2 killed as bus plunges into ditch in Rajshahi
Two people are killed and seven others injured as a bus plunges into a roadside ditch in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi.
3 killed as bus overturns in Habiganj
Three people are killed and 18 others injured as a bus overturns in Habiganj’s Bahubal upazila.
2 killed as bus hits motorbike in Uttara
Two people are killed as a bus hits their motorbike in Dhaka’s Uttara.
3 killed in Rangpur road crash
Three people are killed and two others are injured in a road accident involving a bus and an ambulance in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur.
21 died on roads every day
At least 7,855 people were killed and 13,330 others injured in 5,516 road crashes across the country last year, according to a platform working for passengers’ welfare.
‘Road crashes kill 7,855 people in 2019’
At least 7,855 people are killed and 13,330 others injured in 5,516 road accidents across the country in 2019, Jatri Kalyan Samity says in its annual report.
4,628 lose lives in road crashes in 2019
Although there was a decline in the number of road accidents, the country saw more deaths on roads in the immediate-past year of 2019 compared to 2018.
Covered van runs over child in Mirpur
A four-year-old child is run over by a covered van in the capital’s Mirpur area.
Reckless bus kills woman in Dhaka
A woman is run over by a bus while she was getting down from the same bus in Dhaka’s Shantinagar area.