Accident kills five

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At least five people including two women were killed and several injured following an accident in Dambokka, Pothuhera a short while ago, police said.

They said the victims from Boyagane, Kurunegala were travelling home in a three wheeler from Colombo after attending a wedding. The accident had taken place when their three wheeler collided head-on with a Colombo-bound private bus in Dambokka.

Three of the victims were identified as Vijayamuni Arachchige Sarachchandra (54), Thusitha Nalaka Ranasinghe (30) and three wheeler driver Edirisinghe Arachchige Sumith Chandraratne (47).

The bodies lie at the Kurunegala hospital. (Sanath Desmond)

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fact u fact u Sunday, 24 June 2012 01:42 PM

sad one.

prasannajit Sunday, 24 June 2012 01:56 PM

Now what about the rule of maximum number of passengers in three wheeler?

POLICE Monday, 25 June 2012 05:44 AM

THEY ARE ALL THE WAY FROM POTHUHERA TO ATTEND WEDDING IN COLOMBO AND WAY BACK TO PATHUHERE.THIS ACCIDENDENT WAS HAPPEN NEAR DAMBOKKA. EVEN 1 OF THE POLICE MAN ALSO NOT SEEN THAT 1 THREE WHEEL GOT 5 PEOPLE? HAHAHA WHAT A WORK FROM OUR POLICE.SALUTE TO YOU. & SAD FOR THIS NEWS.

kumara Tuesday, 26 June 2012 07:58 AM

I think its about time that maximum speed limts are set for three wheel and buses

L board Tuesday, 26 June 2012 11:32 AM

why is the bus on the wrong side of the road ?

nano cab Wednesday, 27 June 2012 03:03 AM

3 wheelers should be banned and removed from the road, there are nothing but a road menace !

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