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Table 203 (Society, Traffic Accident )
Number of persons killed or Injured in road accidents  (1985- 2003)
soc203e																		(Number)
Year         Persons Killed, injury	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Drivers of vehicles	79	63	61	71	77		85	84	65	17	177	300	319	294	255	232	270	216	171
Passengers	287	285	326	258	417		529	485	304	438	365	331	347	367	442	493	444	469	515
Pedestrians	610	588	507	627	648		542	528	603	586	636	582	580	814	809	857	803	816	747
Pedal cyclists	207	198	182	226	224		195	231	222	3	246	213	251	238	290	317	341	340	311
Riders of motor cycles, scooters or cycles fitted with motors	122	147	146	199	226		181	189	208	n.a	244	229	244	232	260	247	300	338	281
Others	6	5	4	4	4		n.a	n.a	197	207	13	5	12	78	2	5	3	6	71
Total (Killed, Death)	1,311	1,286	1,226	1,385	1,596		1,532	1,517	1,599	1,411	1,681	1,660	1,753	2,023	2058	2151	2161	2185	2096
Casualties by Degree of Minor Injury	10,967	10,081	12,808	12,777	10,786	14,002	13,695	14,975	17,182	18,814	24,296	18,332	19,606	18,195	19,395	19,869	20,609	24,310	…
Total  Road Accidents	24,184	31,931	33,294	33,028	31,696	34,463	34,144	37,777	41,495	43,815	48,139	45,529	48,232	50,956	53,515	54,240	52,094	54,911	59,444
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source :
1985- 1998 ; Statistical Abstract ( 2000 )
1999-2002 ; Police Department
Revised:  2008(y)/10(m)/30(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka