Road accidents claim 11 lives across Punjab
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At least 11 people died and 1010 were injured in 971 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) across all 37 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.
Of the injured, 594 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, whereas 416 victims suffered minor injuries and were treated at the incident site.
The majority of RTCs involved motorbikes.
Further analysis showed that 500 drivers, 30 underage drivers, 92 pedestrians, and 429 passengers were among the victims of these RTCs. The statistics show that 260 RTCs were reported in Lahore with 263 victims, placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list. This was followed by Multan with 89 RTCs and 76 victims and then Faisalabad, with 76 RTCs and 80 victims.
The details further reveal that 971 victims were affected by RTCs including 854 males & 167 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 197 were under 18 years of age, 547 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 277 victims were reported above 40 years of age. According to the data 835 motorbikes, 72 auto-rickshaws, 114 motorcars, 29 vans, 08 passenger buses, 30 trucks and 102 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in the aforementioned RTCs.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 10th, 2022.