Kathmandu, Jan. 26 -- Nepal witnesses at least 75 road accidents daily on average with around seven people losing their lives in them, according to a Nepal Police report.

The police recorded 2,276 accidents in the month of Poush (mid-December to mid-January) that killed 197 people. As many as 3,417 sustained injuries while 646 of them were seriously injured in the accidents which involved 3,374 vehicles.

The report shows motorcycles meet with the highest numbers of accidents. Of 3,374 that crashed in a span of a month, 2,076-around 70 percent-were motorcycles. This is followed by cars which account for 13 percent and buses whose numbers are close to six percent.

"The highest numbers of accidents are reported between 6 in the evening to...