Road crashes kill 4,969 people in 2019: Nischa report
- Update Time : Wednesday, January 6, 2021
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At least 4,969 people were killed and 5,085 others injured in 4,092 road accidents across the country in 2020, according to road safety campaign Nirapad Sarak Chai.
Ilias Kanchan, noted film actor and founder of the advocacy group, published the report at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club on Wednesday.
Nirapad Sarak Chai, which has been campaigning for over two and a half decades, came up with the data after analysing reports published in different national dailies, online news portals, TV channels, and information from its branches across the country.
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