Four killed in road accidents
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At least four people died, whereas 860 were injured in 808 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 36 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.
Out of this, 499 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals. Whereas, 361 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site. The majority (69%) involved motorcycles. The analysis showed that 377 drivers, 21 underage drivers, 116 pedestrians, and 371passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes.
The statistics show that 176 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 167 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by 86 in Faisalabad with 93 victims and at third Multan with 65 RTCs and 74 victims. The details further reveal that 864 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 713 males and 151 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 141 were under 18 years of age, 446 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 277 victims were reported above 40 years of age.
According to the data 702 motorbikes, 87 auto-rickshaws, 74 motorcars, 25vans, 06 passenger buses, 25 trucks, and 96 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in previously mentioned road traffic accidents.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 21st, 2020.