07 dead and 850 injured in 772 Road Traffic Crashes in Punjab – DN
By Our Correspondent
Lahore
The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) responded to 772 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. In these RTCs 07 people died, whereas 850 injured. Out of this, 515 people seriously injured who shifted to different hospitals. Whereas, 335 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by Rescue Medical Teams thus reducing the burden of Hospitals.
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The majority (67%) involved Motorbikes, therefore effective enforcement of traffic laws and lane discipline are essential. To reduce this an increasing the number of Road Traffic Crashes.
Further, the analysis showed that 356 drivers, 24 underage drivers, 112 pedestrians, and 389 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes.
The statistics show that 141 RTCs reported in Lahore which affected 146 persons placing the Provincial Capital. At top of the list followed by 71 in Faisalabad with 82 victims. And at third Multan with 58 RTCs and 62 victims.
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The details further reveal that 857 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 683 males & 174 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 159 were under 18 years of age, 457 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 241 victims were reported above 40 years of age.
According to the data 679 motorbikes, 100 auto-rickshaws, 77 motorcars, 26 vans, 11 passenger buses. 21 trucks and 91 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.
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