A Case Study of Causes and Injury Pattern on Road Accident in Dhaka

Bangladesh is a typical country for the car crash study among the developing nations due to the unique complex traffic environment. The aim of this study is to investigate the causes of road accidents and the injury pattern of road accidents in Dhaka for the last 11 years. The secondary data were first collected and investigated, then the primary parameters of the traffic accident like the accident time and crash types were analyzed through the comparison and main factor analysis. Results show that the human factor is the main cause of the car crash, which accounts for more than 95% of the whole accidents. This means the traffic rule education should be further improved to reduce the influence of human. Meanwhile, the noontime is not suitable for road users throughout the week in terms of the accident risk. Though the injury consequence is not much, the rear impact occupies the most percentage. This study can be a reference for the follow-up road accident researches for statistical analysis