11 DEAD AND 1411 INJURED IN 1336 ROAD TRAFFIC CRASHES IN PUNJAB
LAHORE(Mustansar Khan) The Emergency Services Department (ESD) responded to 1336 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 37 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. In these RTCs, 11 people died, whereas 1411 were injured. Out of these, 614 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 797 victims with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by Rescue Medical Teams thus reducing the burden of Hospitals.
The majority (75%) involved Motorbikes, therefore effective enforcement of traffic laws and lane discipline are essential to reduce the increasing number of road traffic crashes.
Furthermore, the analysis showed those 778 drivers, 71 underage drivers, 179 pedestrians, and 465 passengers were among the victims of road traffic crashes. The statistics show that 280 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 288 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by Faisalabad 98 in with 101 victims and at third Gujranwala with 70 RTCs and 66 victims.
The details further reveal that 1422 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 1165 males & 257 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 304 were under 18 years of age, 698 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 420 victims were reported above 40 years of age. According to the data 1215 motorbikes, 69 auto-rickshaws, 131 motorcars, 29 vans, 09 passenger buses, 17 truck and 106 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.
