Sri Lanka Police advises the general public to bring a driver with them to parties during the festival season! Latest News From Sri Lanka
If possible, travel in a hired vehicle. According to police, 21,312 road accidents occurred in the previous year, with 2163 people killed and 5296 critically injured and hospitalised.
Police also claim a significant increase in road accidents during the first weeks of December and January.
The police apprehended 2427 drunken drivers in the last four days of the current month, and 232 careless drivers were arrested, according to the police.
