- विज्ञापन -
Colombo: Around 365 people have been injured in Sri Lanka after a head-on collision between two buses in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province on Sunday morning,reports said.
Reports reaching said that six individuals sustained serious injuries and were receiving treatment at the main hospital in Matara District.
Local media reported that it was raining at the time of the accident.
Police recently disclosed that 12,140 people lost their lives in traffic accidents between 2020 and 2024.
In response to the increasing number of accidents involving buses, Sri Lankan authorities have been intensifying legal actions against individuals who violate traffic regulations on passenger buses.
The Sri Lankan government has authorised the recruitment of an additional 10,000 police officers to bolster efforts aimed at preventing road accidents, as well as conducting anti-crime and anti-drug operations.
Police recently disclosed that 12,140 people lost their lives in traffic accidents between 2020 and 2024. In response to the increasing number of accidents involving buses, Sri Lankan authorities have been intensifying legal actions against individuals who violate traffic regulations on passenger buses.
According to the World Bank (2019), Sri Lanka has a considerably high rate of population density (346 per km2 ), road density (173.9km per 100 km2 ) and vehicle density (109.73 per km2 ). A report issued by the Department of National Planning in Sri Lanka (2017) found that 3,000km of roads within the national road network of Sri Lanka have surpassed a traffic volume of 10,000 vehicles per day.
