Sri Lanka, April 17 -- Police Traffic Control and Road Safety DIG W. P. J. Senadheera said that 42 fatal road accidents were reported across the country between April 10 and 15, resulting in 44 deaths.
He said that 19 accidents were reported on the three days of April 13, 14 and 15, resulting in 19 deaths.
The DIG said that the highest number of accidents involved motorcycles (16), while four three-wheelers, four vans, two cars, two cabs and two bicycles were involved in fatal accidents.
He also pointed out that 25 accidents and 26 deaths were reported in the first three days of the New Year season in 2025, but this year the number has come down to 19. The DIG said that drunk driving has been identified as the main cause of these acciden...