Confine 4 Passengers in Three-wheeler or Face Police Action

DIG Amarasiri Senaratne of the Motor Traffic and Road Safety said, that transporting of large number of people would lead to the vehicle losing control.

He said that 207 persons were killed in accidents involving three-wheelers, during the course of last year. This number includes 23 children.

A three-wheeler with seven persons travelling on it met with an accident on  Bandaragama  Kesbewa road on Monday afternoon. In this accident four persons died.

Four of the deceased were children. Three others who sustained injuries following the accident have been admitted to  the Colombo South Teaching Hospital.

Followed by this  accident, Police have decided to take legal action against three-wheeler drivers, who transport more than four persons at a time.

Police Media Spokesperson ASP Ruwan Gunasekara said that the accident occurred when a three-wheeler crashed into a lorry.