Nearly 30,000 people were injured and more than 415 deaths were recorded.
Rescue Report 1122 reveals the use of mobile phones, accelerating the main causes of accidents PHOTO: FILE
QUETA:
Road accidents increased in Balochistan in 2025, claiming more than 400 lives and injuring 30,000 people, according to the annual report released by the Medical Emergency Response Centers (MERC) 1122.
From January 1 to December 31, 2025, rescue teams attended more than 24,000 traffic accidents on national highways and interprovincial highways. Nearly 30,000 people were injured and more than 415 deaths were recorded.
Thousands of victims were transported to medical facilities where Rescue 1122 teams provided emergency treatment. National Highway N-25 (Quetta-Karachi), the most accident-prone route, with high rates of injuries and deaths in Mastung, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Pishin and Quetta.
Why so many incidents?
Rescue officials said the accidents occurred due to driver negligence, speeding, overloading of vehicles and poor road conditions. Along with the N-25 highway, the N-50 highway has been declared a high-risk road.
In 2024, a total of 23,257 traffic accidents were recorded, causing 31,854 injuries and 416 fatalities. Rescue 1122 also performed 6267 outpatient department (OPD) services in 2024.
