The Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando has instructed the police to take necessary steps within six months to prevent accidents on expressways.
The Minister says that there were 4461 road accidents on the expressways in the country last year.
He said that it shows a rapid increase in the number of road accidents (308) on the expressways relative to the previous year, 2020.
Therefore, an urgent program should be prepared to minimize this situation, he added.
