7,359 people killed in road accidents in 2025: Road Safety Foundation

A microbus and a CNG three-wheeler damaged in a road accident. UNB_11zon

A total of 7,584 road accidents occurred across the country in 2025, leaving 7,359 people dead and 16,476 injured, according to the annual report of the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).

Among the deceased, 962 were women, accounting for 13.07 percent, while 1,008 were children, representing 13.69 percent of the total fatalities, the RSF said in a media release on Saturday afternoon.

Among the total road accidents, 409 road accidents were reported in the capital alone, resulting in 219 deaths and 511 injuries. Of the fatalities in Dhaka, 176 were men (80.36 percent), 25 women (11.41 percent) and 18 children (8.21 percent).

The report was prepared based on data collected from nine national daily newspapers, seven online news portals, electronic media and the organisation’s own sources.

Nationwide, 3,029 motorcycle accidents claimed 2,671 lives, which is 36.29 percent of the total road fatalities. Motorcycle accidents accounted for 39.93 percent of the total accidents.

A total of 1,564 pedestrians were killed, representing 21.25 percent of the total deaths during the same period. Drivers and helpers accounted for 941 fatalities, or 12.78 percent.

Besides, the report also noted that 132 waterway accidents left 149 people dead, 123 injured and 34 missing, while 519 railway accidents resulted in 478 deaths and 152 injuries.

In Dhaka, pedestrians account for 47.03 percent of the fatalities, followed by motorcycle riders and passengers at 43.37 percent, while drivers and passengers of buses, rickshaws, CNG-run auto-rickshaws and other vehicles made up 9.58 percent of the deaths. - UNB