COLOMBO, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 29 people were hospitalised, after an accident involving three buses, in Galle, located in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, this morning, the police said.
The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. and involved privately owned passenger buses, according to the police.
Initial reports indicate the accident happened when one bus was stationary, and another collided with it from behind, followed by a third bus crashing into the second.
The 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.– NNN-XINHUA