The Punjab Emergency Service (PES) Rescue 1122 responded to 772 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. In these RTCs 07 people died, whereas 850 were injured. Out of this, 515 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals. Whereas, 335 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by Rescue Medical Teams thus reducing the burden of Hospitals.
The majority (67%) 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 356 drivers, 24 underage drivers, 112 pedestrians, and 389 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes.
The statistics show that 141 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 146 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by 71 in Faisalabad with 82 victims and at third Multan with 58 RTCs and 62 victims.
