Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Motorbike was the biggest killer in Bangladesh in January as the two-wheeler claimed 264 lives ( 43.42% of the total fatalities) among 608 , according to a 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, according to a press release on Tuesday.

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

Among the other victims, 28 (4.6 percent) died in accident involving bus, 34 (5.59 percent) died in accident involving trucks, covered vans, pickups; 19 (3.12 percent) in accident involving private cars...