17 passengers including children sustain injuries when van veers off road in Ramboda

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Colombo, May 14 (Daily Mirror) - At least 17 persons including seven children sustained injuries and were hospitalised when the van they were travelling in had veered off the road and plunged into a roadside precipice in Ramboda this afternoon, the police said.

A group of residents from Rajangana in Anuradhapura who were on a leisure trip were travelling from Nuwara Eliya to Gampola when they had met with the accident at the RB Section in Ramboda.

According to the Police Media Desk, no fatalities have been reported thus far and the casualties have been rushed to the Gampola and Kotmale Hospitals.

The Toyota Hiace model van had sustained serious damage when it veered off the road and plunged into a lower land before crashing against a tree.

The fatal bus tragedy that claimed over 20 lives in the Gerandi Ella area, is also situated in the same police area.

The Kotmale Police Traffic Branch is conducting inquiries into the accident.

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Cisco Wednesday, 14 May 2025 06:32 PM

What type of law is this? Her husband and aide were arrested and no bail for them. This lady surrendered after hiding for few weeks and bailed out.

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Naushad Wednesday, 14 May 2025 06:54 PM

It is high priority of the transport ministry to conduct a through audit on all the vehicles including three wheelers and motorcycle and eliminate vehicles fleet age more than 10 years and based on its conditions. Otherwise, these reckless drivers who knows only driving but nothing about the vehicle condition before start the journey, will keep making accidents and harm the innocent

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Disgusted passenger Wednesday, 14 May 2025 06:56 PM

But these damning bus drivers will NEVER learn! Just this evening a Moratuwa Colombo bus ran a blood curdling race on Galle road at the peak of traffic, 5.30 pm!!! Nobody uttered a word but just clung on to their dear lives! Can't these buses be caught on camera??????

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Fernando Wednesday, 14 May 2025 10:52 PM

Agree, the other disgusting thing is the bus drivers keep stopping while leaving the back of the bus on the road deliberately which makes it difficult for other drivers to overtake. They behave like they own the road. What we don't understand is, why police keep a blind eye on this practice?

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Concerned Citizen Wednesday, 14 May 2025 07:11 PM

Majority of these vans are not road worthy and belching ! How did they pass the emission test ? The entire process is corrupted under the previous governments, so this government needs to address ASAP.

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Dr. Dee esquire Wednesday, 14 May 2025 10:27 PM

Yes the new government will give brand new vans at cheap prices. Wait till the next election.

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Cassie Wednesday, 14 May 2025 09:15 PM

17 passengers in a van?? Looks like packing too many passengers have caused difficulties for the drivers to manage the vehicle when navigate these roads.

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Spartacus Thursday, 15 May 2025 08:41 AM

Actually on these trips, everyone consumes alcohol and this driver also would have taken some.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 14 May 2025 11:24 PM

It is high time that big talking Transport minister Goldnayake resigns from this post. He talks big shows off big but everyday more and more accidents, no action at all.

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Perera Thursday, 15 May 2025 01:08 AM

Drivers with no or minimum experience driving on upcountry roads often ride the breaks going down hill at speed. That heats up the breaks resulting in total break failure. This is the ultimate result.

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