32 killed in road accidents in Punjab during Eid holidays

LAHORE: Around 32 persons were killed and 4,397 injured in road traffic accidents during Eid holidays. DG PESD reviewed emergency data and discussed major emergencies in detail in a meeting on Friday.

Rescue 1122 rescued 10,811 emergency victims in 11,259 emergencies in all districts of Punjab during Eid holidays. Rescue Service responded to 3,898 road traffic crashes in which 32 lives were lost.

The highest number of road traffic crashes 1,532 was managed by Rescue Service on the second day of Eid. The Emergency Ambulance, Rescue and Fire Services responded to 3,898 emergencies of road traffic crashes, 5,307 medical emergencies, 293 crime incidents, 179 fire incidents, 31 drowning, 372 delivery cases and 1,179 other emergencies such as fall from a height, electric shock, burn cases and occupational injuries.

The meeting was also informed that higher number of emergencies 1,707 occurred in Lahore including 800 road traffic crashes. Multan responded to 800 emergencies, including 297 accidents, Faisalabad dealt with 753 emergencies with 282 road accidents,

Bahawalpur responded to 641 emergencies with 165 accidents, DG Khan responded to 473 emergencies, including 103 accidents and Sahiwal dealt with 491 emergencies, including 133 accidents during Eid holidays.