249 people killed on roads, 13 on waterways, 12 on railways during Eid holidays

Some 249 people were killed and 553 injured in just 11 days during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation when a total of 257 accidents occurred, said the Road Safety Foundation.

Forty-one women and 59 children were among the dead, it said in a report, reports UNB.

Over 2000 people were injured across the country during this period but according to the media reports, RSF found only 553 injuries during Eid holidays.

The report was made after analysing accident reports published in the country's national and regional dailies and online media during the period.

It said 106 people were killed in some 114 motorbike accidents across the country which is 42.57 percent of the total fatalities.

Among those killed in road accidents in 11 days, 39 were pedestrians which is 15.66 percent of the total deaths and 32 were drivers and assistants of the drivers of different vehicles which was 12.85 percent of the total fatalities.

Additionally, during this period, 13 people were killed and 15 others injured in six waterway accidents while 12 were killed and eight injured in 17 railway accidents, it said.

Vehicles involved in the accidents include 19.11 percent buses, 13 percent pick-up vans, covered vans and lorries, 7.35 percent private cars and microbuses, 29.16 percent motorbikes, 21.56 percent local vehicles, 5.14 percent battery-run human haulers, 2.69 percent bicycles and 1.96 percent unknown vehicles.

Of the accidents, 33.85 percent occurred on national highways, 38.13 percent on regional roads and 16.73percent and 11.28% on other roads.