Six dead, 987 injured in 973 RTCs in Punjab.

LAHORE -- At least six persons were killed and 987 injured in 973 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in all 37 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.

Out of this, 494 people were seriously injured who were shifted to different hospitals. Whereas, 493 minor injured victims were treated at the incident site by the rescue teams thus reducing the burden of hospitals.

The analysis showed that 454 drivers, 29 underage drivers, 129 pedestrians, and 410 passengers were among the victims of these road traffic crashes.

The statistics show that 200 RTCs were reported in Lahore which affected 209 persons placing the provincial capital at top of the list followed by 86 in Multan, Faisalabad third with 57 RTCs.

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