At least 6,524 people were killed and 11,407 injured in 6,911 road crashes last year.
Prof AI Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, chairman of Road Safety Foundation, revealed the information at a press conference at its Dhanmondi office in the capital on Saturday.
He said of the deceased, 1,128 (17.29 percent) were children and 974 (14.92 per cent) women.
Besides, a total of 2,487 were killed in 2,532 motorcycle related accidents in 2023. The data were collected from nine national newspapers, 7 online news portal, electronic media
