LAHORE: Nine people were killed while 892 others suffered injuries in road accidents during the last 24 hours. According to the Punjab Emergency Service, it provided services to victims of 807 accidents. The data showed that 370 drivers, 29 underage drivers, 157 pedestrians and 374 passengers were among the victims. The statistics show that 206 accidents were reported in Lahore which affected 232 people, placing the provincial capital, at top of the list followed by 75 in Faisalabad with 83 victims and at third Multan with 64 RTCs and 63 victims. According to the data, 675 motorcycles, 115 rickshaws, 77 cars, 27 vans, seven buses, 22 trucks, and 82 other vehicles besides slow-moving carts were involved in the accidents.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 20th, 2019.
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