Three women killed, one injured in accident in Gampola

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A tragic incident occurred in the Doluwa area of Gampola today (06), where three women observing Poya Day were killed in a collision with a motor vehicle.

Police suspect that the accident was caused by the reckless driving of the woman behind the wheel.

The accident involved four elderly women who had been visiting the Doluwa Sri Bimbarama Temple. Around 1:30 p.m., they were walking along the side of the main road on their way to the temple toilets to take alms and attend to their personal hygiene when a motor vehicle approaching from behind struck them and subsequently collided with a nearby lorry.

The force of the collision caused severe injuries, and three of the women died on the spot. The fourth woman was rushed to Kandy National Hospital in critical condition.

The women who died have been identified as 70-year-old Ramanayake Mudiyanselage Podi Menike, 67-year-old Malini Wijesuriya, and 67-year-old Pallegedara Anulawathi, a resident of Gurukele, Gampola.

Police said that the vehicle was being driven by a 36-year-old woman holding a learner’s license. She had come to Gampola with her husband and two children. The car was initially driven by her husband, who later allowed his wife to take the wheel.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the woman accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brakes near the temple, causing the car to surge forward, hit the four women, and crash into the lorry. The lorry was pushed off the road, while the car ultimately came to a stop after hitting an embankment.

The woman driver has been hospitalized and subsequently taken into police custody. Further investigations into the incident are ongoing.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Monday, 06 October 2025 09:12 PM

Another daily dose for the Transport Minister who has no concern about these reckless driving accidents. He keeps his sarcastic smile on his face.

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FredSnR Tuesday, 07 October 2025 02:08 AM

A country where pedestrians are forced to walk on the road at times, occurs even in the capital city Sri Jaya., there are no pavements, and now cars plough into pedestrians from behind killing them

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Jesus Tuesday, 07 October 2025 06:57 AM

Thank God it's a Buddhist women who commited this accident... Otherwise country and minority property would have burned

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BuffaloaCitizen Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:10 AM

Oh what a pity, this lady driver would have never intended this to happen. To be cautious, learners should make it a point to drive on low traffic roads until they clock at least 100 hours of driving time. This will enable them to familiarize and synchronize. This Lady Driver may never dare drive again for a life time.

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Hgfdghhjnn Tuesday, 07 October 2025 07:27 AM

Some people drive expensive motor vehicles, ut do not have an upstairs, doesn't that donkey know, this is called common science is not thier for most drivers, thank god the government changed, otherwise those days you can only see drug kinpings driving expensive motor vehicles.

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George Tuesday, 07 October 2025 04:40 PM

Only in Sri Lanka new drivers can learn driving with the whole family in the car? There is no health and safety rule in Sri Lanka. Private bus drivers drive like they own the road. I have seen on Express highway vehicles driven on the middle of the track with the vehicle occupying both tracks. They don't drive within the tracks. That's is why there is so much accidents on highways. Police should catch them and put them to driving lessons set up by the police itself.

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