The compensation given to those who die in accidents while traveling in trains and on SLTB buses, has been increased to Rs. 500,000.

It is reported that the decision has been taken over a cabinet paper submitted by the Transport Minister, in the backdrop of two such recent incidents – the demise of a young man who fell off a train on Sep. 11 and the 05 deaths that occurred on Oct. 05 after a tree collapsed on top of a bus.

Previously, the compensation stood at Rs. 150,000.