The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) responded to 747 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.
In these RTCs, 7 people died, whereas 841 were injured. Out of this, 472 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals. Whereas, 369 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by rescue medical teams thus reducing the burden on hospitals.
The majority (67%) 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 361 drivers, 24 underage drivers, 114 pedestrians, and 373 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes. The statistics show that 147 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 169 persons placing the provincial capital at top of the list followed by 64 in Faisalabad with 81 victims and at third Multan with 54 RTCs and 58 victims.
The details further reveal that 848 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 689 males & 159 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 152 were under 18 years of age, 462 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 234 victims were reported above 40 years of age. According to the data 658 motorbikes, 95 auto-rickshaws, 77 motorcars, 18 vans, 16 passenger buses, 24 trucks and 98 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.
