23 garment girls injured after bus-van collision, 6 critical

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At least 23 garment factory workers were injured when a van they were travelling collided with a passenger bus in Dambulla. According to hospital sources the condition of six girls are critical.

The girls from Batticaloa were on their way to Colombo after the National New Year holidays when the van collided with a private passenger bus plying from Colombo to Batticaloa. Pix by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa

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sss Sunday, 21 April 2013 01:11 PM

"garment girls" ? nice respectable reference to a group of people who toils to bring in dollars so that politicos and unproductive professional can import duty free goodies

kit Sunday, 21 April 2013 01:22 PM

First of all, how could you possibly accommodate 23 persons in 1 van???

Kodituwakkuarachchi Sunday, 21 April 2013 01:39 PM

And they are asking us to increase speed up.

Gamarala Sunday, 21 April 2013 03:33 PM

Typical Sri Lankan crowd. In advanced countries the public are not allowed to get close to any accident. Its left to law enforcement and Emergency Medical teams to get about their work without hindrance from what are called lookie loos.

Nishantha Monday, 22 April 2013 06:07 AM

How come a Vavuniya Colombo bus went to Batticaloa?

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23 garment girls injured after bus-van collision, 6 critical

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