Around 50,000 persons were killed during thirty years of war in Sri Lanka and in the same period around 67,000 persons were killed due to Motor Vehicle accidents according to the Chief Inspector attached to the Traffic Headquarters in Sri Lanka Police K.A Kithsiri Kumara.While stating that Motor Vehicle Accidents becomes a deadly weapon for the local public more than the thirty year old war Chief Inspector Kithsiri Kumara has revealed that daily around 7 persons killed , around 30 persons received critical injuries and another 100 persons received minor injuries due to the motor vehicle accidents occurred in Sri Lanka .
During the nine year period from 2006 to 2015 23,177 deadly motor vehicle accidents occurred throughout the island and 24,842 persons were killed due to these accidents he has stressed during a media seminar held this morning(21) at Health Education Bureau in Colombo regarding "World day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims".
High speed driving,drunken driving,carelessness,not wearing helmets and not concern about other vehicles and pedestrians in the road have recognized as major reasons for these motor vehicle accidents Chief Inspector Kithsiri Kumara has stated.
"If everyone who is driving a vehicle should think about others safety in the road as well as theirs ,majority of these accidents can be prevented he has further said.
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