Traffic accidents kill 6-7 people daily
By Mirudhula Thambiah Sunday, July 01, 2012
In spite of enforcing the law, reckless and negligent driving leading causes, say police
Health officials say prevention should not be the responsibility of one authority alone
By Mirudhula Thambiah Sunday, July 01, 2012
In spite of enforcing the law, reckless and negligent driving leading causes, say police Health officials say prevention should not be the responsibility of one authority alone
Reckless driving snatched the lives of five people in a road accident in Pothuhera, Kurunegala last Sunday adding to the increasing number of traffic accident victims islandwide. According to police, the passengers–three males and two females were travelling in a three-wheeler after attending a wedding in Ranjanagama. The driver of the three-wheeler had attempted to overtake another vehicle when he lost control and collided with a private bus.
A bottle of alcohol was found in the three-wheeler and a post-mortem confirmed that the three-wheeler driver had been under the influence of liquor at the time of the accident, police said.
All that remained of the three wheeler that was involved in the Pothuhera accident that killed five
The driver of the three-wheeler was a retired soldier,� Sumith Chandraratne(52) and the others were identified as Vijayamuni Arachchige Sarachchandra (54), Thusitha Nalaka Ranasinghe (30) , W.A. Vijayalatha (52) and Mahika Yasodara Dharmaratne (21).
Police said the private bus driver who was remanded was given bail and ordered to report to the Kurunegala Magistrates court on July 22.Police Traffic Administration and Road Safety Director SSP� K.Arasaratnam, said both the bus driver and three wheeler driver were at fault.� “It was an unfortunate situation because the three-wheeler driver had lost control since he was under the influence of� alcohol and the bus driver had been speeding,” he said.
