JHAPA, Dec 27: Koshi Province has recorded almost 3,500 road accidents in the first five months of the current fiscal year, killing 191 persons.
The Highway Security and Traffic Management Office of Nepal Police in Itahari stated that 191 persons died and 327 others were critically injured in the accidents.
The highest number of road mishaps were related to motorcycles followed by three-wheelers, jeep and car, said information officer of the Highway Security and Traffic Management Office, Rameshwor Twati.
He said the number of motorcycle accidents has increased for lack of zebra crossings and traffic symbols along the East-West Highway in the province where the upgradation of the Asian Highway is ongoing.
Carelessness in driving and high-speed driving have claimed lives in the accidents, Twati said.