Increase of vehicles not main cause of road accidents – Judicial Medical Consultant
The rapid increase of vehicles on the road is not the only cause for road accidents. There is no sense to fix additional parts and accessories to adorn the vehicles. On the other hand, the driver has no right to do so. No parts or accessories should be fixed against the prescribed guidelines for the purpose, Senior Judicial Medical Consultant (Sr. JMC) Rohan Ruwanpura further said.
He was speaking at a discussion on “How unapproved decorative parts and accessories fixed in vehicles lead to death of victims in road accidents.” The discussion had been convened by Galle Division Police Traffic Unit under the guidance of Galle Division Deputy Inspector General to educate the media men on the subject. It was held at the Galle Judicial Medical auditorium of Karapitiya National Hospital. On some occasions when an accident occurred a substitute person is produced instead of the real driver at the time of accident. However, on examining the nature of the injury we can identify the authenticity of the driver. If a vehicle which has been driven at 100 km per hour crashes against a solid structure such as a wall, the speed drops to zero immediately and the person at the wheel would die instantaneously, he further said.
The unprecedented increase in the number of vehicles on road is not the only reason for the increase in the number of accidents. There is no sense of fixing unapproved decorative parts and accessories in vehicles to beautify them causing inconvenience to the passengers. The driver has no right to do so. Drivers cannot fix decorative fixtures against the guidelines given in that respect; Consultant Ruwanpura further said. Galle Region DIG Jagath Seram speaking at the discussion said that the number of motor accidents reported from within the country was alarmingly on the increase which has created a serious social problem.
During 2023 there had been 53 road accidents causing death to fifty-five persons. In 2024 this figure has gone up to 76. The number of deaths related to those accidents is 84. In many cases it was found that the deaths had been caused due to additional parts and accessories fixed in vehicles. Accordingly, the police have initiated the “Clean Sri Lanka Police Traffic Operation” under the guidance of the Acting IGP. Retired senior Judicial Medical Officer Sumith Abepitya also spoke. Prof. U.C.P. Perera of Karapitya Medical Faculty participated via Zoom communication. Officers of Galle Traffic Division led by its OIC IP T.H.S. Sujeewa also participated.
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