Deadly roads: 11 killed in 518 road accidents

Deadly roads: 11 killed in 518 road accidents

LAHORE:


At least 11 people died in 518 road accidents across the province on Tuesday-Wednesday.



According to Rescue 1122’s monitoring cell, 409 people were seriously injured in the accidents.


Rescue 1122 teams provided first aid to 219 people who had sustained minor injuries.


A total of 257 drivers, 78 pedestrians and 313 passengers were among those injured in the traffic accidents. Out of these, 105 accidents were reported from Lahore, 51 from Faisalabad and 31 from Gujranwala.


According to the data, 414 motorbikes, 59 auto rickshaws, 54 cars, 22 vans, four buses, 18 trucks and 74 other vehicles and carts were involved in the traffic accidents.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 20th, 2014.
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