Careless motorists beware!
Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva plans to generate more revenue for the National Hospital system while also mapping out a strategy to reduce the number of accidents in the country.

The minister plans to introduce a scheme where offending drivers would have to pay for the hospital bills of persons injured in vehicle accidents and treated at state-run hospitals. Minister De Silva told The Sunday Times that the planned law was to be put forward as an amendment to the Motor Traffic Act.

"Under the law, if a driver is found guilty of careless driving, he will be forced to pay for the hospitalisation charges of those injured," he said. This would be in addition to the fine imposed by the courts. A press release from the Ministry said the scheme was being formulated to help reduce the number of accidents taking place in the country.

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