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At least 281 people, including 34 women and 48 children, were killed and 837 others injured in 292 road crashes across the country during the 13 days before and after Eid-ul-Azha, according to the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).

In a press release yesterday, the foundation said the data was compiled from reports published in nine national dailies, 17 online news portals, electronic media reports, and the organisation’s own independent sources.

During the 10-day Eid-ul-Fitr travel period from March 16 to 26, at least 274 people were killed and over 1,500 others wounded in 342 road crashes nationwide, according to RSF.

As per the foundation’s analysis, the Eid-ul-Azha travel period saw an average of 22 deaths per day on roads.

Among the victims were 37 pedestrians.

Motorcycle crashes, which accounted for the highest number of deaths, claimed the lives of at least 124 riders and pillion passengers in 141 incidents, representing 44.12 percent of all fatalities, the release said.

The fatalities also included 48 people travelling in three-wheelers, 32 in trucks, covered vans, and pickups, 21 in buses, 11 in cars and ambulances, and eight in locally made motorised vehicles. Thirty-three drivers and transport workers were among the victims.

The RSF added that the casualties were not limited to roads. Thirteen waterway accidents left eight people dead and 15 injured, while 24 sacrificial cattle also died in the incidents. In addition, 22 railway accidents claimed 17 lives and injured nine others.

According to the analysis of crash

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