LAHORE: The Emergency Services Department (ESD) responded to 1457 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 37 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. In these RTCs, 16 people died, whereas 1580 were injured. Out of these, 734 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 846 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 812 drivers, 55 underage drivers, 190 pedestrians, and 594 passengers were among the victims of road traffic crashes. The statistics show that 306 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 315 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by Gujranwala 105 in with 109 victims and at third Faisalabad with 88 RTCs and 98 victims.
The details further reveal that 1596 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 1291 males & 305 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 231 were under 18 years of age, 892 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 473 victims were reported above 40 years of age. According to the data 1309 motorbikes, 83 auto-rickshaws, 170 motorcars, 32 vans, 16 passenger buses, 34 truck and 113 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.
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