Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The Ministry of Transport says wearing seat belts will be made mandatory to all passengers of light vehicles travelling on expressways from August 1, 2025.

Meanwhile, wearing seat belts will also be mandatory to all passengers of all vehicles on expressways from September 1, 2025.

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake also confirmed the directive while speaking to media this morning (01) during an inspection tour at the Colombo Central Bus Stand.

The Minister said that a large number of lives are lost due to road accidents and that this decision was taken to prevent such situations.

He noted accordingly it will be mandatory for passengers in the rear seats of light vehicles tr...