551 accidents during Christmas

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Ignorance, domestic accidents and reckless driving were the leading causes of most of the 551 accidents reported in the past two days, Dr.Pushpa Ramyani Soyza, senior nurse of the National Hospital told Daily Mirror.

A total number of 551 cases were reported to the Accident Service during the Christmas period from December 24 to December 25. It is a fifty percent decrease comparing with last year which stood up at 904.

A total number of 156 road traffic accidents were reported while accidents related to driving following consumption of alcohol still prevails in the country at large,” she said adding that there should be public awareness and laws should be tightened to control the increase of such accidents.

“Most of the cases reported on the Christmas Eve were road accidents although a 40 percent increase of injuries reported inside the house. The second highest incidents were 89 home accidents with women being victims of such injuries and 60 cases of violence.

Unfortunately an increase in traffic accidents was seen. Reckless driving, exhaustion and alcohol use are the main causes for this increase,” she said.
“Most of them were in the course of carrying out renovations at home, slipping and falls in shopping complexes. Last minute shopping and shopping in a rush lead to such accidents,” she said.

“In previous years there were fewer injuries among women but they have increased with home injuries increasing,” she said.
One hundred and five other incidents include firecracker injuries, sports-related injuries and self-inflicted injuries. Assaults were relatively low when comparing with last year. (Supun Dias)

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adahan Sunday, 26 December 2010 11:01 AM

Those who are averse to slaughtering of animals for its meat has never taken any steps to ban liquor at least on the festival days, which is the root cause for the plight of ever increasing not only motor accidents but also domestic and other kinds of man-made accidents.

I Hussein Sunday, 26 December 2010 11:35 AM

Recently many rules have been implemented but never thought about drink and drive. In many countries its zero toalarance for drink and drive as they put themselves and others life in danger.

Dr. Ray Sunday, 26 December 2010 10:18 PM

Harsher sentenses to be delivered to Drink Driving so that it can be a Double Edged Sword which ruins the lives of those related to the victims and also the ife of the drunked and his families.

Knight Rider Monday, 27 December 2010 03:19 AM

In Canada they charge a fine of $1000/- if the driver is driving after a drink and in some countries they suspend the license for a period of 3 months.... but is Sri Lanka drinking and driving seems be a heroic. drunk drivers are driving during the day as well even tho cops are smelling them in the night.

citizen1 Monday, 27 December 2010 04:44 AM

Even cops drive around drunk over here.

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