11 die in Punjab road crashes

LAHORE:

At least 11 people died, whereas 1,069 were injured in 972 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) reported across Punjab during the last 24 hours.

Of them, 436 people with serious injuries were shifted to hospitals, while 633 victims with minor injuries were treated at the incident sites by Rescue Medical Teams.

As many as 72% of the acvidents involved motorbikes.

Official data showed that 637 adult and 52 underage drivers, 110 pedestrians and 333 passengers were among the victims.

The statistics showed that 217 RTCs were reported in Lahore, which affected 249 persons, placing the provincial capital at top of the list, followed by 71 in Faisalabad with 76 victims and 55 in Multan with 56 victims.