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Spate of accidents lead to 12,000 deaths annually
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COLOMBO (Daily Mirror) - Approximately 01 million hospital admissions and 12,000 deaths are reported per year in the country due to various accidents, Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana revealed.
This staggering number highlights the significant danger and urgency surrounding this issue, stressed the Minister.
He expressed this while addressing the International Conference on Injury Prevention held at the Waters Edge recently.
In addition, these accidents result in around 12,000 deaths annually, which equates to an average of 1,000 deaths per month or nearly 35 deaths per day.
"Traffic accidents result in approximately 3,000 annual fatalities, suffocation (including strangulation) claims the lives of around 2,000 individuals, while drowning and falls contribute to an additional 1,000 and 1,500 deaths respectively. Various types of poisoning lead to approximately 1,200 fatalities, while hundreds more succumb to electrocution, burns and animal attacks. Individuals aged between 15-44 are susceptible to these accidents," he said.
“Among the leading causes of these fatalities, accidents top the list. This alarming trend demands immediate attention and action to address the social impacts, prevention measures, remedial actions, and the strengthening of various sectors involved in tackling these issues,” he underscored.
The Minister of Health has expressed full commitment to implementing effective policy actions in response to this crisis.
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Lanka Monday, 20 November 2023 04:47 PM
We have limited roads but vehicles are increasing in huge numbers...so accidents are unavoidable due to the huge volumes of vehicles we import.. Now people get rich and each one of us would like to have a car or van or bikes so if 22millions of dream to have some kind of vehicles and yet we have only one road to go to From Kandy to Colombo for instance what alternative roads we have?/congestion and traffic accidents are unavoidable unless we find alternative transport ..Rain services are not good enough yet ..only few services we have . With increase in population we should think how increase or modernise transport. Please diversify our public service so that people ...make people don't travel too far to do their needs .
Buddhist Monday, 20 November 2023 05:15 PM
Speed is the main cause. Why is the Minister not making it mandatory for all Buses, Trucks, and threewheels to have a speed control unit installed? This unit will not allow the vehicles to go beyond a certain speed. It's not an expensive unit.
Roger D S Tuesday, 21 November 2023 07:11 AM
Totally agree to have these units installed like in most other developed countries. Especially buses who go on excessive speeds at outstation roads
Bandara Monday, 20 November 2023 05:33 PM
Ban three wheelers and have strong rules for private busses, you can bring this down to 3000, 50cidents are caused by tuktuks
Bandara Monday, 20 November 2023 05:33 PM
Ban three wheelers and have strong rules for private busses, you can bring this down to 3000, 50cidents are caused by tuktuks
Poochie Baba Tuesday, 21 November 2023 07:05 AM
@Lanka..New to me that Sri Lanka is getting rich!! Also new to me that huges volumes of vehicles are being imported. You must be one of the rich lucky people.
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