Special committee appointed :

Move to minimise fatal accidents

by Uditha KUMARASINGHE

A special committee headed by former Minister Mano Wijeratne has been appointed to make recommendations to minimise the ever increasing number of fatal accidents daily, in the country.

The committee has already held three rounds of discussions. Wijeratne had also functioned as Head of the previous Parliamentary Select Committee appointed in this regard, Transport Minister Kumara Welgama told the Sunday Observer yesterday.

He said that his Ministry in collaboration with the police has taken several precautionary measures to prevent fatal accidents. “We will implement new measures to prevent such accidents,” he said.

The Ministry has decided to instal warning bells and traffic lights to prevent accidents at railway crossings. The Transport Ministry is also responsible for such accidents as the railway track belongs to the Ministry, he said.

Minister Welgama said that a decision has also been taken to register all motor-cycles under the 50 CC category and make helmets compulsory for riders.