Over 1,200 road crashes recorded in province

Statistics show that 303 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 348 persons placing it at top of the list

LAHORE:

At least 14 people died, whereas 1,347 were injured in 1,207 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.

Out of this 770 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals.

Whereas, 577 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site. The majority (72%) involved motorbikes.

Further, the analysis showed that 642 drivers, 44 underage drivers, 139 pedestrians, and 580 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes.

The statistics show that 303 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 348 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by 93 Multan in with 96 victims and at third Faisalabad with 81 RTCs and 83 victims.

The details further reveal that 1361 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 1,077 males and 284 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 279 were under 18 years of age, 699 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 383 victims were reported above 40 years of age.

According to the data 1,070 motorcycles, 85 rickshaws, 136 cars, 26 vans, 15 buses, 25 trucks and 110 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 8^th, 2022.