LAHORE:
At least 410 people lost their lives and 37,938 others sustained serious injuries in road accidents across Punjab during February 2026, according to data released by the Emergency Services Department (Rescue 1122).
Secretary for the emergency department, Dr. Rizwan Naseer, reviewed the operational performance of all districts for the month and expressed serious concern over the increasing number of road accidents and fatalities.
During February, Rescue 1122 responded to 187,761 emergencies across the province and provided assistance to 189,869 victims. Of these emergencies, 125,152 were medical cases, while 37,938 were traffic accidents.
Other incidents attended by Rescue 1122 included 6,380 slips and falls, 4,927 deliveries, 3,320 crime related incidents, 2,085 fire calls, 1,968 occupational injuries, 1,121 animal rescues, 563 1 d 3 fires, 4 electrocution incidents, 4 incidents. structural collapses and 3,779 miscellaneous operations.
The data showed that the 37,938 traffic accidents resulted in 19,773 serious injuries and 410 deaths during the month under review.
A monthly operational performance review meeting was held on Monday, chaired by Dr. Rizwan Naseer. The meeting was attended by directors of emergency services, heads of various wings and the provincial vigilance officer, while district emergency officers (DEOs) participated through video link.
The DEOs presented performance reports of their respective districts highlighting major emergencies, challenges, case studies, lessons learned and initiatives undertaken.
District-wise statistics revealed that Lahore recorded the highest number of road accidents with 6,961 accidents resulting in 40 deaths.
Faisalabad reported 2,690 accidents, Multan 2,486, Gujranwala 2,044, Sheikhupura 1,433 and Rawalpindi 1,186, while the remaining 21,138 accidents occurred in other districts of Punjab.
In terms of fire incidents, larger cities also reported higher numbers. Lahore recorded 372 fire cases, followed by Faisalabad with 180, Rawalpindi with 141, Rahim Yar Khan with 110, Gujranwala with 72 and Multan with 69 incidents.
