AVERAGE NINE PEOPLE DIE IN ACCIDENTS DAILY IN PUNJAB
Chandigarh March 7:
The death count in road accidents in Punjab has reached an alarming stage with at an average nine people dying in 15 road accidents daily. These startling figures were revealed in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
According to a report placed on record, during the year 2007, the toll in road accidents was 5,208. In 2008 the figure rose to 5,409 and 3,333 persons lost their lives. In January 2009, the toll was 287 in 513 road accidents.
Incidentally, the highest death rate in road accidents has been recorded in Patiala district where 331 persons died in 551 accidents in 2007 and 306 persons lost their lives in 638 road accidents in 2008. Ludhiana district followed closely with 283 deaths in 512 road accidents in 2007 and 312 deaths in 483 road accidents in 2008. In January 2009 alone 32 persons died in Patiala district in 49 road accidents - both figures again highest in the State.
The lowest death rate is recorded in Batala and Mansa districts where 47 and 53 persons respectively died in 2007 and 48 and 49 persons respectively died in 2008 in the two districts. The number of road accidents was also lowest in these districts. Batala is bifurcated as a police district from Gurdaspur.
The figures of other districts are Ferozepur: Road accidents/Deaths (year wise) 202-154 (2007), 200- 128 (2008), Mukatsar: 106-59 (2007), 107-72 (2008), Moga: 177-101 (2007), 151-89 (2008), Faridkot: 110-63 (2007), 115-75 (2008), Bathinda: 225-151 (2007), 276-175 (2008), Sangrur: 254-156 (2007), 92-68 (2008), Barnala: 108-72 (2007), 280-178 (2008), Fatehgarth Sahib: 283-200 (2007), 243-184 (2008), Jagraon: 129-88 (2007), 100-61 (2008), Khanna police district (bifurcated from Ludhiana): 249-146 (2007), 247-176 (2008).
Chandigarh March 7:
The death count in road accidents in Punjab has reached an alarming stage with at an average nine people dying in 15 road accidents daily. These startling figures were revealed in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
According to a report placed on record, during the year 2007, the toll in road accidents was 5,208. In 2008 the figure rose to 5,409 and 3,333 persons lost their lives. In January 2009, the toll was 287 in 513 road accidents.
Incidentally, the highest death rate in road accidents has been recorded in Patiala district where 331 persons died in 551 accidents in 2007 and 306 persons lost their lives in 638 road accidents in 2008. Ludhiana district followed closely with 283 deaths in 512 road accidents in 2007 and 312 deaths in 483 road accidents in 2008. In January 2009 alone 32 persons died in Patiala district in 49 road accidents - both figures again highest in the State.
The lowest death rate is recorded in Batala and Mansa districts where 47 and 53 persons respectively died in 2007 and 48 and 49 persons respectively died in 2008 in the two districts. The number of road accidents was also lowest in these districts. Batala is bifurcated as a police district from Gurdaspur.
The figures of other districts are Ferozepur: Road accidents/Deaths (year wise) 202-154 (2007), 200- 128 (2008), Mukatsar: 106-59 (2007), 107-72 (2008), Moga: 177-101 (2007), 151-89 (2008), Faridkot: 110-63 (2007), 115-75 (2008), Bathinda: 225-151 (2007), 276-175 (2008), Sangrur: 254-156 (2007), 92-68 (2008), Barnala: 108-72 (2007), 280-178 (2008), Fatehgarth Sahib: 283-200 (2007), 243-184 (2008), Jagraon: 129-88 (2007), 100-61 (2008), Khanna police district (bifurcated from Ludhiana): 249-146 (2007), 247-176 (2008).
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