LAHORE: Total 510 road traffic accidents were reported in Rescue 1122’s Provincial Monitoring Cell in all 36 Districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours, in which 07 lives were lost and 418 serious injured were shifted to different hospitals of relevant district. However, some 173 victims sustaining minor injuries were provided first on the spot.
According to the details issued on July , 220 drivers, 26 underage drivers, 89 pedestrians and 289 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic accidents. The statistics show 131 RTAs were reported in Lahore Control Room, which affected 142 persons placing the Provincial Capital at top of the list followed by 64 RTAs in Faisalabad with 73 victims and Multan remained at third position with 38 RTAs and 38 victims.
The details further show that total 598 in victims were affected by road traffic crashes including 487 males and 111 females, while age group of the victims show that 78 were under 18 year of age, 359 were between 18 and 40 year and rest of the 161 victims were reported above 40 years. According to the data, 379 motorbikes, 61 auto rickshaws, 45 motorcars, 26 vans, 5 passenger buses, 13 trucks and 91 other types of auto vehicles and slow moving carts were involved in aforesaid road traffic accidents.
