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Pakistan faces many road accidents and traffic issues for each year. The country has one of the highest rates of road accidents in the world. Every year in Pakistan, thousands of people lose their lives due to traffic accidents and many face severe injuries.[2] In 2021 alone, 10,379 road accidents occurred which resulted in some 5,608 deaths.[3] According to former Minister of Communications Murad Saeed "Every five minutes someone is killed or badly injured in a road traffic crash in Pakistan,” [4] Pakistan was also ranked first in Asia for most deaths caused by traffic accidents.[5][6] Furthermore the metropolitan city of Karachi also ranked 4th among the cities with the highest road accident fatalities in the world.[5][7] The major causes of these traffic accidents include Reckless driving, poor conditions of roads, and inadequate traffic management.
Statistics
editYear | Total Number of Accidents | Accident | Persons | Total Number of Vehicles Involved | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatal | Non-Fatal | Killed | Injured | |||
2006-07 | 10,466 | 4,535 | 5,931 | 5,465 | 12,875 | 11,481 |
2007-08 | 10,466 | 4,610 | 5,856 | 5,615 | 12,096 | 11,456 |
2008-09 | 9,496 | 4,145 | 5,351 | 4,907 | 11,037 | 10,322 |
2009-10 | 9,747 | 4,378 | 5,369 | 5,280 | 11,173 | 10,496 |
2010-11 | 9,723 | 4,280 | 5,443 | 5,271 | 11,383 | 10,822 |
2011-12 | 9,140 | 3,966 | 5,174 | 4,758 | 10,145 | 9,986 |
2012-13 | 8,988 | 3,884 | 5,104 | 4,719 | 9,710 | 9,876 |
2013-14 | 8,359 | 3,500 | 4,859 | 4,348 | 9,777 | 9,423 |
2014-15 | 7,865 | 3,214 | 4,651 | 3,954 | 9,661 | 8,949 |
2015-16 | 9,100 | 3,591 | 5,509 | 4,448 | 11,544 | 10,636 |
2016-17 | 9,582 | 4,036 | 5,546 | 5,047 | 12,696 | 11,317 |
2017-18 | 11,121 | 4,829 | 6,292 | 5,948 | 14,489 | 13,134 |
2018-19 | 10,779 | 4,878 | 5,901 | 5,932 | 13,219 | 12,908 |
2019-20 | 9,701 | 4,397 | 5,298 | 5,436 | 12,317 | 12,894 |
Traffic Accidents by Province
editPunjab had maximum and Balochistan had minimum ratio of traffic accidents from year 2000 to 2010 as compared to other provinces of Pakistan.[8]
Year | Total Number of Accidents | Accident | Persons | Total Number of Vehicles Involved | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatal | Non-Fatal | Killed | Injured | |||
2012-13 | 201 | 107 | 94 | 109 | 180 | 212 |
2013-14 | 256 | 120 | 136 | 132 | 206 | 256 |
2014-15 | 216 | 107 | 109 | 118 | 182 | 217 |
2015-16 | 244 | 120 | 124 | 140 | 209 | 244 |
Year | Total Number of Accidents | Accident | Persons | Total Number of Vehicles Involved | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatal | Non-Fatal | Killed | Injured | |||
2006-07 | 1618 | 932 | 686 | 1089 | 1303 | 1758 |
2007-08 | 1561 | 898 | 663 | 1066 | 1135 | 1722 |
2008-09 | 1433 | 824 | 609 | 961 | 1160 | 1562 |
2009-10 | 1465 | 883 | 582 | 1031 | 1261 | 1580 |
2010-11 | 1270 | 758 | 512 | 927 | 1071 | 1541 |
2011-12 | 1054 | 681 | 373 | 756 | 681 | 1121 |
2012-13 | 935 | 582 | 353 | 696 | 637 | 960 |
2013-14 | 945 | 613 | 332 | 791 | 893 | 1103 |
2014-15 | 881 | 583 | 291 | 771 | 863 | 1029 |
2015-16 | 924 | 634 | 290 | 749 | 754 | 1144 |
Year | Total Number of Accidents | Accident | Persons | Total Number of Vehicles Involved | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatal | Non-Fatal | Killed | Injured | |||
2006-07 | 5355 | 2591 | 2764 | 3096 | 6311 | 5355 |
2007-08 | 5522 | 2721 | 2801 | 3293 | 6163 | 5522 |
2008-09 | 5240 | 2471 | 2801 | 3293 | 6163 | 5522 |
2009-10 | 5344 | 2590 | 2754 | 3083 | 5856 | 5344 |
2010-11 | 5420 | 2591 | 2829 | 3167 | 5809 | 5420 |
2011-12 | 4990 | 2361 | 2629 | 2888 | 5071 | 4990 |
2012-13 | 4587 | 2213 | 2374 | 2692 | 4515 | 4587 |
2013-14 | 3696 | 1717 | 1979 | 2145 | 3941 | 3696 |
2014-15 | 3054 | 1435 | 1619 | 1750 | 3652 | 3054 |
2015-16 | 3288 | 1576 | 1712 | 2053 | 4550 | 3288 |
Year | Total Number of Accidents | Accident | Persons | Total Number of Vehicles Involved | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatal | Non-Fatal | Killed | Injured | |||
2006-07 | 2942 | 779 | 2163 | 1006 | 4421 | 3756 |
2007-08 | 2893 | 755 | 2138 | 942 | 3884 | 3634 |
2008-09 | 2392 | 644 | 1748 | 786 | 3340 | 2975 |
2009-10 | 2559 | 712 | 1847 | 921 | 3560 | 3128 |
2010-11 | 2722 | 773 | 1949 | 986 | 4153 | 3479 |
2011-12 | 2772 | 785 | 1987 | 953 | 3913 | 2501 |
2012-13 | 2986 | 846 | 2122 | 1059 | 4016 | 3736 |
2013-14 | 3120 | 877 | 2243 | 1033 | 4257 | 3934 |
2014-15 | 3399 | 942 | 2457 | 1137 | 4524 | 4260 |
2015-16 | 4287 | 1083 | 3204 | 1299 | 5527 | 5490 |
Year | Total Number of Accidents | Accident | Persons | Total Number of Vehicles Involved | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fatal | Non-Fatal | Killed | Injured | |||
2006-07 | 551 | 233 | 318 | 284 | 840 | 612 |
2007-08 | 490 | 236 | 254 | 314 | 914 | 278 |
2008-09 | 431 | 206 | 225 | 248 | 747 | 545 |
2009-10 | 379 | 193 | 186 | 245 | 496 | 444 |
2010-11 | 311 | 158 | 153 | 191 | 350 | 382 |
2011-12 | 324 | 139 | 185 | 161 | 480 | 374 |
2012-13 | 297 | 136 | 161 | 163 | 362 | 381 |
2013-14 | 342 | 173 | 169 | 247 | 480 | 434 |
2014-15 | 315 | 147 | 168 | 178 | 440 | 389 |
2015-16 | 357 | 178 | 179 | 207 | 504 | 470 |
Economic Cost
editA study by the Asian Development Bank estimated that road accidents in Pakistan in 2015 caused $5.4 billion in losses due to medical expenses, lost productivity, and damage to infrastructure.[14] According to a report of the Ministry of Communications in 2018, Pakistan is wasting about $9 billion dollars every year; that is about 1,400 billion rupees per year on repairing of vehicles, medical treatment of the injured, losing the market value of the vehicle and opportunity costs after a road crash.[15]
Contributing factors
editMost common vehicles involved in Road traffic injuries were Motorbikes (87.5%) followed by Rickshaws (6.8%), cars (2.4%), trucks (1.6%) and others (1.6%).[16] Main reasons of Road traffic injuries included irresponsible road behaviors including over-speeding, careless road crossing, breaking the signal and riding on wet roads which lead to moderate to severe injuries. Poor road conditions are alos major contributer for high road accidents in Pakistan. Many roads in the country are extremely poorly maintained, with potholes and cracks which makes driving dangerous. Many roads also lack proper lighting, making it difficult for drivers to see properly at night.[17]
Road Safety Measures
editNational Road Safety Strategy (2018-2030)
editThe Ministry of Communication in collaboration with Asian Development Bank (ADB) and UK Department for International Development launched “The Pakistan National Road Safety Strategy 2018-2030”, which builts on the foundation of the first National Road Safety Plan for Motorways and National Highways 2017-2018 and broadens the scope to address all kinds of road networks and all road user groups in Pakistan.[18][4] National Road Safety Strategy sets priorities for the development of new initiatives to save more than 6,000 lives by 2030. To guide its implementation, a series of action plans, consistent with the government planning cycle, will be developed, commencing with National Road Safety Action Plan (2020-2024). Each action plan will address road safety trends, emerging issues and priorities, and provide detailed actions to be undertaken.[19]
National Road Safety Action Plan (2020-2024)
editThe action plan is one of the two national plans that will be carried out to support Pakistan’s National Road Safety Strategy (2018-2030). The Action Plan was developed in collaboration with Asian Development Bank (ADB) and all national and provincial government agencies responsible for Roads, transport, traffic enforcement and post-crash response. National Road Safety Action Plan was supported and endorsed by the 4th meeting of the National Steering Committee for Road Safety Actions in Pakistan which was held on 26th February 2020.[20]
See Also
editNotes
edit- ^ The following groupings/assumptions were made:
- France includes the overseas departments as well as overseas collectivities.
- The United Kingdom includes the Crown dependencies as well as the overseas territories.
- The United States of America includes the insular areas.
- The Netherlands includes Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.
- Denmark includes Greenland and the Faroe islands.
- China includes the SARs of Hong Kong and Macao.
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- ^ Editorial (2022-08-17). "Deadly accidents". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Fatal road accidents". The Express Tribune. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2018-11-16). "Government launches road safety strategy". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ a b "Pakistan reports most road accident deaths in Asia: report". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ press.release (2019-02-21). "'Pakistan ranks first in Asia for most deaths caused by traffic accidents'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2019-02-22). "Karachi ranks fourth in road accident deaths in world, moot told". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "PROVISIONAL ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN PAKISTAN".
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- ^ Zaman, Dr Muhammad (2023-01-19). "Cost of road crashes". Road Safety. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
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