Ten persons have been killed in road traffic accidents during the last 24 hours increasing this year’s fatalities to 1266, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said today (14).
He said there is an increasing trend in road traffic accidents following the lifting of travel restrictions. This year has also seen approximately 7100 persons being injured from road accidents.
Last year 2144 persons died from road traffic accidents and 2839 persons have died in the year 2019.
“Special traffic operations are taking place to apprehend those involved in excessive speeding, drunk driving,” DIG Ajith Rohana said.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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