🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Sri Lanka has an estimated 2,132 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 7 a day, 12.5 per 100,000 people (close to the global average, rank #111 of 195). 7 accident reports from Sri Lanka were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 119 (police) / 1990 (ambulance). Traffic drives on the left.
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with the Maldives to the southwest and India to the northwest, and lies across the Bay of Bengal from Bangladesh and Myanmar to the northeast and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India to the east.
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte / Colombo
- Population
- 22,037,000 (2023)
- Area
- 65,610 km²
- Calling code
- +94
- Languages
- Sinhala, Tamil
- Currency
- Sri Lankan rupee
- Continent
- Asia
- Emergency number
- 119 (police) / 1990 (ambulance)
- Road deaths / 100k
- 12.5
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-11
Sri Lanka Accident News — Last 24 Hours
Sri Lanka — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Sri Lanka over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, dial 119 (police) / 1990 (ambulance). From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
Sri Lanka on this site
- Driving laws in Sri Lanka — speed limits, alcohol limit, driving side
- Emergency numbers for every country · all of Asia
- Accident reports by city: Colombo
- How Did 4 People Die in Separate Road Accidents Across Sri Lanka?
- How Did 6 People Die in Road Accidents Across Sri Lanka in 24 Hours?
- Accidents today worldwide · yesterday's digest · global rankings
Road Safety in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has an estimated road traffic death rate of 12.5 per 100,000 people, which is close to the global average. With a population of roughly 21,900,000, that translates to about 2,738 deaths every year — 7 every single day.
Globally it ranks #111 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Asia road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Sri Lanka — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Sri Lanka, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 18.5%.
Sri Lanka vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 12.5 | 2,738 | 2,132 |
| Maldives | 0.9 | 5 | 3 |
| India | 15.6 | 222,862 | 173,568 |
| Bangladesh | 15.3 | 26,194 | 20,400 |
| Myanmar | 19.3 | 10,538 | 8,207 |