Two killed, two injured in Ragama train accident

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Two pedestrians were killed and another two injured after they were knocked down by the office train bound to Colombo Fort from Kandy at Ragama this morning, Police said.

Police said they have met with the accident while they were crossing the road near the Ragama Railway Station.

A man and a woman were among the dead while another man and a woman were admitted to the Ragama Hospital.

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ANTON Thursday, 27 September 2018 09:48 AM

THERE IS A VERY OLD SAYING " IKMAN KOTAY"

Unchikun Thursday, 27 September 2018 09:57 AM

This is due to sheer stupidness. I have seen this rail crossing which has a gate and still people keep crossing seeing the trains approaching. The deserve it.

Mandy Thursday, 27 September 2018 10:40 AM

They were walking for goodness sake ! Are they blind and deaf that they cannot see or hear a train !!

Jude Thursday, 27 September 2018 11:37 AM

Here's a Country write-off 461 billion rupees by the government because of eternally loss making national airline!!! However, don't want to spend couple of billion rupees to build fully automated Railway Crossing Gates @ every Railway Crossings and Save some Lives!!?? Huh!!

Dinesh Thursday, 27 September 2018 01:29 PM

This is a automated and also has manual gate, lights and alarms. This is stupid of the people. Just imagine that they voted to elect the governments of sri lanka.....They cannot even think before crossing a railroad. Also people jump to the road from the edge of the platform. Young, old and the pregnant.

Brainmaster Thursday, 27 September 2018 12:59 PM

You cant help it some people are just absolutely ignorant (or stupide) via DM Android App

Hemantha Thursday, 27 September 2018 01:14 PM

Most of the time, there is an abnormal gate close time for trains which makes pedestrians un-easy and tend to find short cuts or violate the ground rules. we need efficient system than today to rail gates open

Ben Thursday, 27 September 2018 08:56 PM

There are times the gate is closed for 30 minutes. This really is stupid at this rail crossing

Race Friday, 28 September 2018 12:04 PM

That is why dumbo there is a flyover.With calculations it can be proved that longer closures may be possible You are a real Sri Lankan Good luck until a train smash your dumb brain

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