A Five Year Old Child Was Killed And Two Others Injured Due To A Road Accident

A five year old child was killed and two others injured and hospitalized due to a Motor Cycle they were traveling in met with an accident on  Kataragama-Buttala Road according to the Police.

The critically injured child and two others were admitted to the Buttala Hospital for treatment and the child had succumbed to injuries after admission it has been reported.

The two other injured persons had been transferred to Monaragala Base Hospital for further treatment.

QUOTES FOR LIFE

 

Negambo Magistrate Court Has Further Remanded The 19 Protestors Arrested During Private Bus/Three Wheeler Strike

Negambo Magistrate Court has today(09) further remanded the 19 persons including Three Wheeler Drivers who had protested last Friday(02) by blocking the Negambo-Galkanda Railway crossing during the private Bus/Three Wheeler strike launched that day ,until 16th of December.

All 19 suspects had been produced before the Negambo Magistrate Court today.

Police have arrested the protestors as they protested by violating the court order issued against the protest and filed a court case against them on charges of damaging the public property,defamed the court ,unlawful gathering and interrupting  police activities .

A Person Was Arrested With A Stock Of 150,000 Illegally Imported Cigarettes At Alawathugoda

Alawathugoda Police have arrested a person transporting around 150,000 illegally imported cigarettes  through a luxury motor car at Alawathugoda area(Central Province) today(09).

The value of the stock of illegal cigarettes transported through the motor car is around Rs.7.5 million according to the Police.

The suspect is a Resident of Matale District and he is due to be produced before the Kandy Magistrate Court.

HEALTH TIP

 

Health Minister Proposed A System On Air Lifting Accident Victims To Hospitals

Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stated today(09) that he proposed the Economic Stability Committee headed by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe  to adapt a system implemented in Germany on Airlifting Accident victims to Hospitals .

"Even President Maithripala Sirisena had informed me to implement a system like this in Sri Lanka as it is the best kind of system suited here due to heavy traffic congestion  prevailing  in most of our  main roads" Minister has stressed.

Addressing a ceremony held at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall(BMICH) to launch "A National Policy on Accident and Emergency Treatment" Minister Dr.Senaratne has stated that the lives of thousands of Accident Victims can be saved  by transporting them to the Hospital during the first hour after an accident occurred known as the "Golden Hour".

Through increasing the road accident fines and other measures taken to minimize the road accidents the Health Ministry and the Government expecting to reduce the road accidents in Sri Lanka by 30% he has stressed.

Meanwhile according to the Ministry of Health ,Rs.7748 million allocated to build new accident services in 28 government hospitals.