Woman critically injured by bike in VVIP security detail

Tuesday, 10 July 2012 05:27

A woman was seriously injured when a motorcycle in a VVIP vehicle convoy knocked her down in Mount Lavinia yesterday afternoon, reports said.

According to initial investigations, the victim was on a pedestrian crossing with her child just in front the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court when she was knocked down by the motor cycle. The child was unhurt.

The rider of the motor cycle was taken into police custody and produced before the Mt.Lavinia Chief Magistrate Nirosha Fernando, who remanded the suspect till today.

The victim was admitted to Kalubowila Hospital in the ambulance that was in the security convoy and later transferred to the Colombo General Hospital, sources said.

Meanwhile, attorney-at-law Ruwan Perera who appeared, with Chatura Sugathapala, for the suspect motor cyclist Corporal Samarasinghe told Daily Mirror that the suspect, who is a member of the Presidential Security Division, was remanded until today. (M.S.Perera)

Comments

-7+251 # Sapumal Bandara 2012-07-10 06:32

The Ruler of Dubai drives his own car without any security at all.
The car has a Registration Number and a valid number plate as well.
The wind shields and the windscreens are not heavily tinted, either.
THINK A MINUTE!

-7+128 # Rosh 2012-07-10 08:54

We are talking about a ruler in Timbuktu mate !!!

-1+27 # Shace-UK 2012-07-10 14:10

Well said mate.....The MP's in Sweden take the train....and MPs in UK even ride a cycle.....just like every other citizen of the country.

-4+25 # RW 2012-07-10 16:18

In Philippines where they are fighting a war with Mindanao terrorists, President Aquino is leading from the front regarding this aspect. No sirens or high speeds.

-0+4 # Fassey 2012-07-11 09:21

This is Sri Lanka the Wonder of Asia, so don't compare with Dubai and its ruler.

-4+122 # Punchi Putha 2012-07-10 06:58

Hope justice prevails

-1+80 # KJ 2012-07-10 12:29

... Justice was murdered long ago!

-2+179 # Vernon 2012-07-10 07:03

For heavens sake at-least now stop the whisking these so called VIPs at unsafe speeds. The urgency needed by the ordinary people when moving about on roads, is equally important to that of VIPs. Please remember VIP that you get the curse of all the people on the road, when you get the people go to the drains because you have to pass through. You have the authority to stop this nonsense. So do it.

-9+97 # Ami 2012-07-10 09:09

Only God can help us Sri Lankans.

-1+48 # Richardson 2012-07-10 12:17

The ordinary people are not treated as human beings in this country.

-2+28 # Game Over 2012-07-10 13:48

Please do as I do, show the middle finger and don't let them pass breaking rules. Let them pass only if there is space and speeds match.

-2+21 # buffaloa citizen 2012-07-10 15:02

Cant afford to lose my fingers to these monkeys...both master and his security.

-0+12 # Fair N Square 2012-07-10 17:44

NO !! Exercise ur franchise to vote properly. Bring in people of class NOT from the gutters.. Little do these POLITICIANS realize that they were just like any other, before they were voted IN. The same votes can vote them OUT too... BUT WE citizens need to know who can work for US. YES they are community reps...who hold office because of the common mans' votes...

-3+118 # Amanda De Silva 2012-07-10 09:17

Just yesterday i saw a convoy going at an ungodly speed, i really don't see why they need to speed. It's ridiculous.

-4+139 # Zebra Krosin 2012-07-10 09:25

so thats why they take a ambulance along, why not take a herse as well......this is so childish and stupid, only the people can bring this madness to an end !

-0+22 # Dee 2012-07-10 14:00

Good idea, they should take a cadillac hearse as well, same form . heavily tinted, with no plate.

-0+21 # LongLeg 2012-07-10 15:20

exactly one day maybe in some rural area, people should get together and beat the daylights out of these mongrels. this way they will learn a lesson

-3+103 # Amarathunga Chandika 2012-07-10 09:29

A close follow-up should be done, whether this culprit be released or not, as he is the Presidential Security Division.

-0+44 # Richardson 2012-07-10 12:25

He Will get a promotion and a transfer

-0+16 # perumal 2012-07-10 16:41

To a foreign diplomatic delegation?

-2+58 # Prasanna 2012-07-10 10:43

It is sad to say Sri lanka has become a Banana Republic .

-0+56 # gowravi 2012-07-10 11:01

No Justice in SL

-0+51 # ruvin_r 2012-07-10 11:03

Its all the peoples fault for voting them into power.

-2+82 # kudu 2012-07-10 11:16

absolute thuggery
abuse of power at the highest levels
very dangerous and arrogant driving
with no respect nor value for human life
If for some reason a driver on the road cannot
make way or is slow
the abuse is profanity
people are shacked by this type of rude and dastardly behaviour
got to stop this nonsense

-0+55 # Sapumal Bandara 2012-07-10 11:46

POWER CORRUPTS

ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS .......................................

-0+30 # Richardson 2012-07-10 12:26

Give a razor blade to a monkey

-1+19 # Pandula 2012-07-10 12:47

Moving high just because of cost of living

-0+23 # Sweat 2012-07-10 13:57

C'mon people give the motorist a brake. He had to speed as they were late for a party at Banana republic.

-0+18 # Nuts 2012-07-10 14:15

I have given up hoping for something better.

-0+13 # Rohan 2012-07-10 14:57

Why should these useless politicians get so much privileges in a poor country like Sri lanka? What benefits do they provide to the country in return? General public are powerless to change this culture. But people can show their disapproval by not voting at the next election. If majority of the country stop voting at the general elections message will go through to the politicians and to the whole world. Now it's the time for collective action not the the criticism.

-0+13 # buffaloa citizen 2012-07-10 15:07

Lets see whether this lady is sent to a foreign hospital using the personal money of the VVIP. Lets see whether the critically injured lady and family are paid compensation using the personal money of the VVIP. If this does not happen, lets hope that this VVIP and his family are cursed for generations.

-0+10 # gayan cabral 2012-07-10 15:59

until today, and is now set free....

-1+17 # namsam 2012-07-10 16:07

allow me to go to australia

-0+18 # frustrated 2012-07-10 16:35

This is all because politicians, think that their lives and responsibilitie s are significantly more important than the rest of us. Only the people can change this and show them that they cannot survive without our support.

-0+13 # Sam 2012-07-10 16:46

These types of accidents have happened before.Very sad. What have we learnt? What are we going to do to avoid these happening in the future?

-0+13 # Sathyan 2012-07-10 17:14

In UK,USA & other countries, vehicles carrying VVIPs obey traffic laws & speed limits.

-3+6 # peeda mossa 2012-07-10 17:37

Vehicles parked on either side of zebra crossings, obstructing the view of both drivers and pedestrians is a very common sight in our country. If the police catch the offenders and bring them to book, instead of playing hide and seek at open stretches of roads with their speed guns, many lives could be saved.

-0+1 # pissu pusa 2012-07-11 12:20

Even the Pedestrian crossings are not safe today, why have them why have have restrictions at all lets all be chaotic like the Govt and all the other Goons.

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