- Lahore tops list, motorcycles involved in 75% of Punjab’s daily road accidents, Rescue 1122 reports
LAHORE: Punjab recorded an alarming 1,451 road traffic crashes (RTCs) in just 24 hours across all 37 districts, leaving 17 people dead and 1,693 injured, the Emergency Services Department (ESD) reported on Sunday.
According to the data, at least 724 individuals sustained severe injuries and were shifted to hospitals for medical treatment, while 969 victims with minor wounds were administered first aid at the site by Rescue 1122 medical teams, easing the load on healthcare facilities.
The overwhelming majority of the accidents — nearly 75 per cent — involved motorcycles. Officials stressed that this trend highlights the urgent need for stricter enforcement of traffic rules, helmet use, and lane discipline to stem the rising number of road mishaps.
The analysis further showed that among the victims were 941 drivers, including 66 underage drivers, along with 187 pedestrians and 582 passengers. Lahore once again topped the list of most-affected districts with 280 accidents that injured or killed 339 people. Multan followed with 101 RTCs involving 113 victims, while Faisalabad was third with 96 crashes that also affected 113 people.
In total, 1,710 victims were reported in the 24-hour period, including 1,354 males and 356 females. Age-wise data revealed that 261 victims were below 18 years of age, 962 fell between the 18–40 age bracket, while the remaining 487 were over 40.
Vehicle-wise statistics showed that 1,438 motorbikes, 92 auto-rickshaws, 170 cars, 26 vans, 17 passenger buses, 41 trucks, and 132 other vehicles, including slow-moving carts, were involved in the reported crashes.
Rescue officials warned that the consistent rise in traffic accidents, particularly those involving motorcycles, reflects gaps in road safety measures. They underscored that without awareness campaigns, better enforcement, and collective efforts to instill traffic discipline, Punjab will continue to face mounting casualties and a growing strain on emergency and health services.
