Road accidents in Nepal seem to be 10 times more likely to kill someone than the coronavirus infection.<\/p>\n
Despite nationwide lockdown, Nepal has witnessed 1,754 road accidents in a span of two and a half months from March 24 to June 15.<\/p>\n
According to the data released by the Nepali Police, 193 people have lost their lives and 480 were seriously injured due to road accidents.<\/p>\n
Period<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0No.of Accidents<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n | Deaths\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | March 24 to April 12<\/td>\n | 192<\/td>\n | 28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | April 13 to May 13<\/td>\n | 639<\/td>\n | 52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | May 14 to June 14<\/td>\n | 923<\/td>\n | 113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Total<\/strong><\/td>\n | 1,754<\/strong><\/td>\n | 193<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n | As per the data, Province 5 has witnessed the highest death toll during lockdown while Karnali Province has the least number of deaths by accidents.<\/p>\n Province-wise Road Fatalities in Nepal<\/h3>\n
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