Sri Lanka, May 15 -- The recent bus accident in Kotmale, which claimed 22 lives and left over 50 injured, is a heartbreaking yet avoidable tragedy. It serves as a loud wake-up call to the transport authorities who have long ignored the age-old principle: 'prevention is better than the cure.' This catastrophic accident is the direct result of years of systemic negligence. The bus, designed to carry around 50 passengers, was reportedly overloaded with more than 70, and still made a journey of over 150 kilometres. Such overloading is neither new nor hidden; it is a rampant, well-known issue. Both the Transport Board and the Police have been aware of these violations and yet fail to act. In the aftermath, authorities have now begun inspecting t...