City Coroner contradicts hospital
director statement
City Coroner Edward Ahangama, referring to a story in a
weekend newspaper (not of the Upali Group) by Dr. Ariyawansa Director
Accidents Services at the Colombo National Hospital claiming there had
been 111 fatalities caused by traffic accidents between 1 January (2009)
and May 31 said that according to statistics maintained at the Coroners
Court 225 lives have been lost during the said five months.
Out of the 225 fatal accidents, 42 persons had died before
addmission to hospital, he said. In addition 51 Court cases related to
traffic accidents were pending. The Coroner’s Court maintains records of
evidence, Motor Examiners reports and Traffic Police sketches of the scene
in addition to other relevant documents.
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