A luxury bus travelling from Colombo to Jaffna has met with a collision with a tipper stopped by the road near Kokovil junction in Kilinochchi today (02). The accident has resulted in the death of a woman while 35 passengers have been injured, 20 people have been admitted to the hospital. The was said to have taken place around 4am today (02).
Meanwhile in Haputale another motor accident involving another Private bus has injured 20 passengers. The bus was en route to Badulla from Colombo, the accident occurred around 9.20 am today (02).
It is speculated that the collision was a result of the driver falling asleep at the wheel.
Private bus drivers in Sri Lanka are renowned for their amazingly reckless high speed driving, it is very commonplace to hear of such accidents where innocent passengers lose their lives and suffer injury due to the rush these drivers make to earn an extra penny.
At the same time the irregularity and incompetence of public transport in our country is an understood and accepted fact.
Is it impossible for the leaders of this era of “good governance” to implement and impose rules and regulations to prevent these Private bus drivers running amok with the valuable time and the precious lives of our people in their hands?
