Independent Report
LAHORE: The Emergency Services Department (ESD) responded to 1535 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 37 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. In these RTCs, 09 people died, whereas 1659 were injured. Out of these, 703 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 956 victims with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by Rescue Medical Teams thus reducing the burden of Hospitals.
The majority (77%) 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 864 drivers, 60 underage drivers, 193 pedestrians, and 611 passengers were among the victims of road traffic crashes. The statistics show that 313 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 329 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by Faisalabad 107 in with 120 victims and at third Multan with 102 RTCs and 110 victims.
The details further reveal that 1668 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 1346 males & 322 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 300 were under 18 years of age, 897 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 471 victims were reported above 40 years of age. According to the data 1405 motorbikes, 84 auto-rickshaws, 144 motorcars, 32 vans, 12 passenger buses, 24 truck and 111 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.
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