Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Motorbike was the biggest killer in Bangladesh in January, as the two-wheeler claimed 264 lives (43.42 per cent of the total fatalities) among 608, according to the latest estimate by the Road Safety Foundation.

The non-government organisation prepared the report based on information from nine national dailies, seven online news portals, and electronic media, UNB reports citing a press release on Tuesday.

As many as 608 people died and 1100 were injured in 621 road accidents across the country in January this year, according to the report.

Among the other victims, 28 (4.6 per cent) died in accidents involving buses, 34 (5.59 per cent) died in accidents involving trucks, covered vans, pickups; 19 (3.12 per cent) in acci...