Sri Lanka, July 14 -- Sri Lanka has recorded a sharp rise in fatal road accidents in the first half of 2025, with police statistics showing 1,274 fatal crashes resulting in 1,351 deaths between January 1 and July.

This represents an increase of 108 fatal accidents and 129 additional deaths compared to the same period in 2024, when 1,166 fatal crashes led to 1,222 deaths.

In addition to fatal accidents, the first six months of 2025 also saw over 2,600 serious accidents, 4,642 minor accidents, and 2,018 property-damages.

The most fatal accident this year occurred in May, when a passenger bus veered off the road and plunged down a precipice at Gerandi Ella in Ramboda, along the Nuwara Eliya-Gampola main road.

The tragedy claimed 22 lives...