The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) responded to 678 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.
In these RTCs, 9 people died, whereas 748 were injured. Out of this, 400 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals. Whereas, 348 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by rescue medical teams thus reducing the burden of hospitals.
The majority (71%) involved motorbikes, therefore effective enforcement of traffic laws and lane discipline are essential to reduce the number of Road Traffic Crashes.
Further, the analysis showed that 284 drivers, 20 underage drivers, 111 pedestrians, and 359 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes. The statistics show that 140 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 140 persons placing the provincial capital at top of the list followed by 55 in Faisalabad with 56 victims and at third Multan with 54 RTCs and 61 victims.
The details further reveal that 754 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 608 males & 146 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 124 were under 18 years of age, 416 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 214 victims were reported above 40 years of age.
According to the data 623 motorbikes, 82 auto-rickshaws, 52 motorcars, 21 vans, 5 passenger buses, 27 trucks and 72 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.
