Punjab Emergency Services Reports 1,270 Road Crashes, 10 Dead and About 1,580 Injured
The ESD says the surge is driven mainly by motorbike collisions and has urged stricter traffic enforcement and lane discipline to reduce casualties.
Overview
- The Emergency Services Department recorded 1,270 road traffic crashes across all 37 districts that left 10 people dead and roughly 1,580 injured, with serious cases sent to hospitals.
- Rescue teams shifted 801 seriously injured victims to hospitals while treating 778 people with minor injuries at crash scenes to ease hospital demand.
- Motorbikes accounted for the large majority of incidents, with 1,382 two-wheelers involved and roughly 74 percent of crashes linked to motorcycles.
- City-level hotspots included Lahore with 188 crashes affecting 256 people, followed by Multan with 73 crashes and 90 victims and Faisalabad with 67 crashes and 80 victims.
- The ESD highlighted 76 underage drivers among victims and provided an age and gender breakdown, calling for stronger enforcement and better lane discipline to prevent further harm and reduce strain on responders.