LAHORE: The Emergency Services Department (ESD) responded to 1430 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 37 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. In these RTCs, 21 people died, whereas 1587 were injured. Out of these, 725 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 862 victims with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by Rescue Medical Teams thus reducing the burden of Hospitals.
The majority (73%) 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 855 drivers, 62 underage drivers, 174 pedestrians, and 579 passengers were among the victims of road traffic crashes. The statistics show that 301 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 321 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by Faisalabad 101 in with 119 victims and at third Gujranwala with 83 RTCs and 78 victims.
The details further reveal that 1608 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 1320 males & 288 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 350 were under 18 years of age, 835 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 423 victims were reported above 40 years of age. According to the data 1282 motorbikes, 85 auto-rickshaws, 139 motorcars, 40 vans, 17 passenger buses, 41 truck and 141 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.
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