The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) responded to 545 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.
In these RTCs 7 people died, whereas 614 were injured. Out of this, 357 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals. Whereas, 257 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by Rescue Medical Teams thus reducing the burden of hospitals.
The majority (68pc involved motorbikes, therefore effective enforcement of traffic laws and lane discipline are essential to reduce number of Road Traffic Crashes.
Further, the analysis showed that 221 drivers, 14 underage drivers, 90 pedestrians, and 310 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes. The statistics show that 102 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 97 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by 89 in Faisalabad with 99 victims and at third Multan with 43 RTCs and 48 victims.
The details further reveal that 621 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 495 males & 126 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 113 were under 18 years of age, 326 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 182 victims were reported above 40 years of age. According to the data 447 motorbikes, 59 auto-rickshaws, 46 motorcars, 11 vans, 10 trucks and 84 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.
