Police promise stern action against reckless drivers
Police say 223 schoolchildren were killed and 4,100 others critically injured in road accidents in 2011. In 2010, 223 students died in road mishaps while 3,400 were injured.
by Harischandra Gunaratne
Wednesday’s disastrous accident in Mt. Lavinia, where nine schoolchildren were injured, has jolted the police into mulling tough measures against reckless drivers.
Police spokesman SP Ajith Rohana, addressing the media, yesterday said 223 schoolchildren had been killed and 4,100 others critically injured in road accidents in 2011. In 2010, 223 students had died in road mishaps while 3,400 were injured, he said.
The driver of the ill-fated school van in Wednesday’s accident was only 21 years old and he had obtained his driving licencee in June last year, SSP Rohana. Action would be taken to cancel the driving licences of those who exposed children to danger, he said.
"The police alone cannot control this situation and they need the cooperation of parents and the public," SP Rohana said.The police called the media briefing in the wake of President Mahinda Rajapaksa calling for a report from IGP N. K. Ilangakoon on Wednesday’s accident in the Mt. Lavinia police area.
The Presodebtial Secretariat said that President Rajapaksa had also directed the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) to take tangible action to discipline private van operators.
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