Accident in Warakapola claims 3 lives

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Three persons were killed and another eight were seriously injured when a Colombo-bound intercity bus from Kandy collided head on with a tipper at Tholangamuwa in Warakapola last night.

Sources said that six persons injured in the accident had been transferred to the Kegalle General Hospital from the Warakapola Base Hospital, while the others are being treated in Warakapola.

Two of the six persons transferred to Kegalle are in a critical condition and one person died upon admission to hospital, hospital sources said.

The three deceased, a young man and a teenage boy, were killed on the spot. (Sanath Desmond)

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Fuzzy Saturday, 29 March 2014 08:24 AM

Driving style of bus drivers and three wheelers are well known by everyone. However, very little has been done by the the authorities to punish these culprits. Also tippers transporting sand and granite to colombo government projects from various parts of the country is causing a lot of problems to drivers. They should be allowed only in the middle of the night or other means of transport should be used such as river or sea. via DM Android App

M.Muttha Saturday, 29 March 2014 08:59 AM

Another collision. Again a bus and tipper involved driven by speed demons. 03 young lives lost. Who cares. Life goes on in the Miracle of Asia. Our deepest sympathies to the family members. via DM iPad app

ASD Sunday, 30 March 2014 09:18 AM

Balancing the nature, population density via DM Android App

mfz Monday, 31 March 2014 03:49 AM

The teenage boy of 17 years is said to be the driver of the tipper. other two deceased are the bus driver and a passenger seated in the front.

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