Accident kills two women

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Two women were killed and nine injured when a jeep skidded off the road and hit a tree at Ikiliwewa in Thambuththegama this morning, police said.
The victims were travelling from Horana to Anuradhapura when the tragedy occurred.

The injured were admitted to the Thambuththegama base hospital.

Meanwhile a 25- year-old man was killed and 18 injured when a bus plying to Kandy from Panadura collided head on with a van transporting workers of a garment factory this morning at Peragashandiya, Biyagama.

Twelve of the injured were admitted to the National Hospital in Colombo.(Sanjeewa Rathnayake & W.D.M. Withana)

Thambuththegama Accident Pix by Snajeewa Rathnayake

Biyagama accident Pix by W.D.M.Withana

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Comments - 9

janak Saturday, 17 August 2013 07:15 AM

CUT ALL THESE TREES

bab Saturday, 17 August 2013 07:28 AM

mad drivers. probably no traning and dodgy driving licences.
what a tragedy

Yuri Saturday, 17 August 2013 08:05 AM

Traffic police Just good at Collection, there are too many dangerous Bus drivers. is there anyway they could arrest them .

OMG Saturday, 17 August 2013 08:10 AM

Looks like 2 fast women

Sri lankan Saturday, 17 August 2013 12:00 AM

bus drivers never care about the others or his passengers. maybe they think they r above the law via DM Android App

janmanjanmanj Saturday, 17 August 2013 01:00 PM

These privata busdrivers is a real danger to the public.The RMV commisioner should start a training scheme to train all the private bus drivers to learn how to drive and charge them 10,000 rupees each for the training.At least they will learn how to drive.The present HARAK know only to drive bullok carts.

janmanjanmanj Saturday, 17 August 2013 01:02 PM

Why to cut trees.Are they in the asphalt.

Sri Lankan Sunday, 18 August 2013 12:52 AM

No one really cares how many dies on road accidents daily but when someone dies in a protest the whole nation gets involved

ase Monday, 19 August 2013 08:53 AM

ja, cos we are a bunch of fools hooooooooooo

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