Punjab Emergency Service Provides Services To Victims Of 848 Road Accidents

The Punjab Emergency Service (PES), or Rescue-1122, provided services to victims of 848 road crashes in Punjab during the last 24 hours.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jul, 2018 ) :The Punjab Emergency Service (PES), or Rescue-1122, provided services to victims of 848 road crashes in Punjab during the last 24 hours.

According to Rescue-1122 sources, eight people were killed and 599 sustained injuries in these accidents. However, some 381 victims, who sustained minor injuries, were discharged on-the-spot after provision of first aid.

The statistics showed that 215 accidents were reported in provincial capital, which affected 223 persons placing the provincial capital at top of the list, followed by 78 in Faisalabad with 91 victims and Multan at third with 56 accidents and 67 victims.

As many as 668 motorcycles, 124 rickshaws, 74 cars, 39 vans, nine buses, 27 trucks and 98 other vehicles and slow-moving carts were involved in the accidents.