8,543 lost lives in road fatalities in 2024, highest in motorcycle

Motorcycles accounted for the most road fatalities in 2024. A total of 2,570 people were killed in 2,329 motorbike accidents that also led to 3,151 injuries during the period.

Meanwhile, some 8,543 people lost their lives and 12,608 suffered injuries in 6,359 road accidents across the country last year.

Mojammel Hossain Chowdhury, general secretary of Jatri Kalyan Samity, disclosed this shocking figures at a press conference held at the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) on Saturday.

According to the report, 497 railway accidents left 512 people dead and 315 injured.

Besides, 118 accidents on waterways caused 182 deaths, 267 injuries and left 155 people missing.