Nearly 500 killed in road accidents in Bangladesh in November

DHAKA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 497 people were killed and 747 others injured in 415 road accidents in Bangladesh in November, said a report published on Tuesday.

According to the report by the Road Safety Foundation, a local non-government organization, the deceased included 67 women and 35 children.

The report said that 192 people died in 167 motorcycle accidents, which accounted for 40.24 percent