The alarming increase: 11 persons killed, 1010 injured in road accidents in Punjab
News Desk
LAHORE: At least 11 persons were killed and 1,010 others injured in 971 road accidents in Punjab during the last 24 hours.
As many as 594 seriously injured persons were shifted to different hospitals, while 416 with minor injuries were provided first aid at the incident site by the rescue medical teams, official sources said on Saturday.
The analysis showed those 500 drivers, 30 underage drivers, 92 pedestrians, and 429 passengers were among the victims of the road crashes.
The statistics show that 260 accidents were reported in Lahore, which affected 263 persons, placing the provincial capital at top of the list, followed by 89 in Multan, with 76 victims, and third Faisalabad with 76 accidents and 80 victims.
According to the data, 835 motorbikes, 72 auto-rickshaws, 114 motorcars, 29 vans, eight passenger buses, 30 trucks, and 102 other types of vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in these road accidents.
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