Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Bangladesh recorded 534 road accidents last November, killing 483 people including 64 women and 71 children and injuring 1,317 others.

Motorcycles were deadliest, with 227 crashes claiming 194 lives, while 106 pedestrians also died. Six waterway mishaps killed 7 and left 5 missing; 47 rail-track incidents killed 38 and injured 9.

Daily fatalities rose from October's average of 14.22 to November's 16.1 a 13.22per cent increase. The data comes from Road Safety Foundation Executive Director Saidur Rahman's report, published Thursday (December 18) and based on 9 national dailies, 7 online portals, electronic media, and their own sources.

Victim breakdown by vehicle are recorded - motorcycle riders and passengers (194); th...