Sri Lanka, April 25 -- More than 2,700 people die annually due to road accidents in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake has stated.

The Transport Minister made these remarks while attending a special one-day workshop organized by the National Transport Medical Institute.

Minister Bimal Rathnayake noted that although the government has undertaken extensive efforts to improve transport safety-including road development, vehicle imports and infrastructure upgrades-road safety cannot be ensured without proper training and discipline among road users.

He said measures are being implemented to gradually reduce the annual road fatality rate, with a target of significantly lowering deaths by t...