Sri Lanka, April 20 -- According to the Police, 85 people died in road accidents and drowning in various parts of the country during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season.

Forty-five fatal road accidents were reported from April 10 to 18 with 47 deaths. An analysis of the reported accidents shows that the 47 deaths occurred due to 16 motorcycle accidents, 07 car accidents, 04 accidents involving vans, and two cabs and two bicycle accidents.

Discover more Political news analysis Business analysis software Digital newspaper access Also, 19 people died in road accidents alone on April 13, 14, and 15, which were the auspicious days of the New Year. However, the police said that this situation is a slight decrease compared to fatal a...