Dhaka, April 7 -- Road accidents claimed 249 lives and left 553 injured in just 11 days during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation when a total of 257 accidents occurred, according to data compiled by the Road Safety Foundation.

Forty-one women and 59 children were among the dead, it said.

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

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 per cent of the total fatalities.

Among those k...