TAXILA: Speakers at a function informed the participants that 779 fatal road accidents were reported during the last four months in the Attock districtand blamed slow moving long vehicleswithout back lights for the accidents.

The function was organised by the district administration in collaboration with the regional transport authority (RTA) in Attock .

The function was held in connection with the inauguration of a month-long campaign to install reflectors and shiny stickers on all vehicles, especially slow moving vehicles in order to minimise the chances of road accidents during the foggy weather.

Published in Dawn, November 26th, 2021

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