13 die on road in 24 hours

LAHORE:Around 13 people died, whereas 1,307 were injured in 1,229 road accidents in all districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.

Out of these, 572 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 735 victims with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by Rescue medical teams.

The majority (75%) involved motorbikes.

Furthermore, the analysis showed those 708 drivers, 65 underage drivers, 164 pedestrians, and 448 passengers were among the victims. The statistics show that 231 accidents were reported in Lahore which affected 242 persons placing the provincial capital at top of the list followed by Faisalabad 93 in with 86 victims and at third Multan with 69 accidents and 69 victims.