Nine killed in Punjab road accidents

1,053 were injured in 995 crashes


Our Correspondent February 21, 2022
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LAHORE:

At least nine people died, whereas 1,053 were injured in 995 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) across Punjab during the last 24 hours. Out of this 594 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals.

Whereas, 459 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site. The majority (66%) involved motorcycles. Further, the analysis showed that 512 drivers, 12 underage drivers, 118 pedestrians, and 432 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes. The statistics show that 230 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 240 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by 73 Faisalabad in with 77victims and at third Gujranwala with 69 RTCs and 74 victims.

The details further reveal that 1,053 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 853 males and 209 females, while the age group of the victims showed that 201 were under 18 years of age, 550 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 311 victims were reported above 40 years of age. According to the data 836 motorcycles, 89 autorickshaws, 134 cars, 29 vans, six passenger buses, 36trucks and 114 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents

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