14 killed in Punjab road accidents

At least 1128 were injured in the past 24 hours

LAHORE:

At least 14 people died, whereas 1128 were injured in 1063 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) across Punjab during the last 24 hours.

Out of this 599 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals. Whereas, 529 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by Rescue Medical Teams.

The majority (71%) involved motorcycles. Further, the analysis showed that 524 drivers, 29 underage drivers, 169 pedestrians, and 449 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes.

The statistics show that 263 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 275 people placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by 73 in Gujranwala with 73 victims and at third Faisalabad with 65 RTCs and 60 victims.

The details further reveal that 1128 victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 914 males and 228 females, while the age group of the victims shows that 205 were under 18 years of age, 584 were between 18 and 40 years and rest of the 353 victims were reported above 40 years of age.

The data showed that 961 motorcycles, 72 rickshaws, 97 cars, 26 vans, 10 buses, 21 trucks and 105 other types of auto vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in aforesaid road accidents.

Meanwhile, two people died in two different road traffic accidents in Shahdara on Wednesday.

The first case was reported at Begum Kot Baradari Road where an 18-year-old boy was asleep at a chorpoy when trailer driver while reversing crushed the victim.

He received injuries and died.

The other case was reported near Chowki Saggian where a speeding truck ran over a victim identified as Muhammad Faheem.

Police shifted the bodies to morgue for autopsy and said that they were investigating the matter further.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 6^th, 2023.