Four killed, 36 injured in separate accidents at Dambulla

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At least four people were killed and more than 36 injured in three separate accidents at Dambulla last night. Police said three persons travelling on a motorbike were killed when the bike collided with a lorry in the Dambulla town.

In another accident a passenger was died when a private bus on the Colombo- Dehiattakandiya road skidded off near Pelwehera. Twenty-eight passengers were injured in the accident.

In yet another incident eight passengers were injured when a van skidded off the Dambulla-Trincomalee road near Mirisgoniyawa.

The injured were admitted to the Dambulla Base Hospital.(Pix by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa)

Comments - 16

ANTON Monday, 16 September 2013 04:38 AM

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO SRILANKAN DRIVERS, THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN THE NAME "TERMINATORS"

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DHA Monday, 16 September 2013 04:40 AM

OMG.....Freaky pics.....

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Ordinary_citizen Monday, 16 September 2013 04:43 AM

This is an every day occurrence and nothing is being done about it at the grassroots level. Why is it so difficult to end the corruption that is plaguing the Department of motor traffic and make it a extremely hard to get a heavy vehicle license. Why do they put the life of 20 - 40 innocent people (women & children) in the hands of an inexperienced, uneducated, ill mannered bus driver. 3 wheeler are no better. Police need to hound the bus drivers and 3 wheel drivers instead of giving them the upper hand just to get a ride for free. Shame on all of them. How many more of these accidents do we have to see before something is done.

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Introvert Monday, 16 September 2013 04:50 AM

The answer is blowing in the wind.

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shitake mushrooms Monday, 16 September 2013 04:52 AM

I concur.

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saman Monday, 16 September 2013 05:29 AM

Old vehicles with no traction and stability control features, wet weather and ill disciplined drivers are a great recipe for disasters as such. Driver licencing is an absolute joke in SL. To top it all off, most do not even bother wearing seat belts. 1000s of men women and children die on road because our lazy politicians have failed to act. Cheap Indian vehicles and reconditioned Japanese crap are everywhere on Sri Lankan road killing people. How sad?

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dIREsTRAITS Monday, 16 September 2013 05:40 AM

They copped me, without any warning for having about 1 inch of the back bumper sticking out on to the pavement where there is no room for me to move any further in the small car I was driving. This was at a private parking spot marked with lines guided by a security guy. The small car just would not fit any further. This is the kind of illogical thinking process that plagues law enforcement. First the enforcers need to have some grey matter. But then again. The law makers are not tested for any grey matter so how can we expect the heavy vehicle, bus or 3 wheel driver to be tested?

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kasun Monday, 16 September 2013 05:42 AM

majority of drivers now drive like the political convoys..... drive with their head lights on and push ppl off the roads.. private drivers do the same when the owners of the vehicle are not there

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Dee Monday, 16 September 2013 05:56 AM

driving a vehicle is much more than turning the key, putting it into gear , looking at the rear view and hitting the road. morever it is much different to riding a bullock cart, push cycle or mobike!

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jayantha Monday, 16 September 2013 06:20 AM

As you see most of these happenned during rain ( wet Roads) which the drivers should expect the slipperry conditions (skidding).They were not taught this during their training or no brains? K'gala To Habarana is is very famous for slippery after a rain.All licences should be banned for these drivers.
Police dury on bus drivers .....! Huhhhh they are belongs to top shots.Dont worry same drive will drive another bus from teh same owner tomorrow, same route.

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Ari Monday, 16 September 2013 06:53 AM

The very high incidence of accidents on Sri Lankan roads is caused by a combination of factors all of which are well known. Most probably, the foremost among them is the irresponsible behavior of drivers devoid of good road sense and right attitudes and discipline.

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ANTON Monday, 16 September 2013 06:57 AM

500 RS. NOTES NORMALLY DO THE TRICK

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Nihal B D.... Monday, 16 September 2013 05:03 PM

Connections have made these monsters get "License to kill"

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Rj Monday, 16 September 2013 05:58 PM

Police busy playing hangimuttan with motor cyclists and pedestrians and ignoring private buses that are the biggest offenders.

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bg Tuesday, 17 September 2013 12:00 AM

?. via DM Android App

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Bush1 Tuesday, 17 September 2013 04:37 AM

Today our roads belong to Bus drivers, worst is Kandy to Colombo Road!

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