Dhaka, April 25 -- A total of 612 people have died in 593 road accidents across Bangladesh in March, with nearly 41 percent of the fatalities caused by motorcycle crashes, according to the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh (PWAB).

The rights group shared the data in a statement on Thursday, saying 1,246 people were injured in the road accidents during the month.

Motorbike-related incidents accounted for 227 of the crashes, or 38.27 percent of the total.

These accidents left 251 people dead and 208 others injured.

In addition, 40 railway-related accidents killed 34 people and injured six, while eight waterway accidents left 18 people dead and one injured.

In total, 641 accidents across road, rail and waterways killed 664 peo...