Road accidents

Emergency Services Department responded to 1,302 road accidents in all 37 districts of Punjab during last 24 hours

By Our Correspondent
October 04, 2024
The representational image shows residents gathering around the wreckage of a van alongside a railway track following the accident between a train and a van transporting Sikh pilgrims, in Punjab on July 3, 2020. — AFP/File
The representational image shows residents gathering around the wreckage of a van alongside a railway track following the accident between a train and a van transporting Sikh pilgrims, in Punjab on July 3, 2020. — AFP/File

The Emergency Services Department responded to 1,302 road accidents in all 37 districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours.

In these road accidents, nine people died, whereas 1,366 were injured. 

Out of these, 576 people with serious injuries were shifted to different hospitals, while 790 victims with minor injuries were treated at the incident site by Rescue medical teams.