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LAHORE: At least 10 people died, whereas 764 were injured in 677 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 36 districts of Punjab on Friday.
Out of this, 444 people sustained serious injuries that were shifted to different hospitals. Whereas, 320 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site.
The majority of 67% involved motorcycles. Further, the analysis showed that 275 drivers, 25 underage drivers, 130 pedestrians, and 369 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes.
The statistics showed that 130 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 137 persons placing the provincial capital at top of the list followed by 62 in Multan with 68 victims and at third Faisalabad with 45 RTCs and 57 victims.
The details further revealed that 774 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 589 males and 185 females, while the age group of the victims showed that 131 were under 18 years of age, 413 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 230 victims were reported above 40 years of age.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 6th, 2020.
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