Staff Reporter
The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) responded to 1088 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.
In these RTCs 12 people died, whereas 1121 were injured. Out of this, 643 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals.
Whereas, 478 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by Rescue Medical Teams thus reducing the burden of Hospitals.
The majority (69%) involved Motorbikes, therefore effective enforcement of traffic laws and lane discipline are essential to reduce this an increasing the number of Road Traffic Crashes.
Further, the analysis showed that 494 drivers, 42 underage drivers, 120 pedestrians, and 519 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes.
The statistics show that 272 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 252 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by 82 in Multan with 93 victims and at third Faisalabad with 78 RTCs and 85 victims.
The details further reveal that 1133 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 885 males & 248 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 222 were under 18 years of age, 582 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 329 victims were reported above 40 years of age.
According to the data 948 motorbikes, 117 auto-rickshaws, 115 motorcars, 20 vans, 9 passenger buses, 22 trucks and 159 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.
