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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Thursday, December 31, 2015
Five killed, 22 injured in road tragedy
2015-12-30
Five people travelling in a van were killed and 22 others injured in a head-on collision between the van and a private bus at the Dummaladeniya Junction on the Warakapola-Colombo road early this morning.
Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said among those killed were the van driver and a two-year-old girl. The van with the load of passengers was travelling from Samanthurai to the Passport Office in Colombo to apply for travel documents for a pilgrimage Mecca.
ASP Gunasekera said the tragedy had occurred when the van had attempted to recklessly overtake another vehicle.
The private bus was carrying passengers from Colombo to Kalmunai on a pilgrimage
The ASP said the injured were admitted to the Kegalle and Wathupitiwala hospitals. (Chaturanga Pradeep)
- See more at: http://www.dailymirror.lk/101117/five-killed-7-injured-in-accident-at-dummaladeniya#sthash.8NReHvHF.dpuf
2015-12-30
Five people travelling in a van were killed and 22 others injured in a head-on collision between the van and a private bus at the Dummaladeniya Junction on the Warakapola-Colombo road early this morning.
Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said among those killed were the van driver and a two-year-old girl. The van with the load of passengers was travelling from Samanthurai to the Passport Office in Colombo to apply for travel documents for a pilgrimage Mecca.
ASP Gunasekera said the tragedy had occurred when the van had attempted to recklessly overtake another vehicle.
The private bus was carrying passengers from Colombo to Kalmunai on a pilgrimage
The ASP said the injured were admitted to the Kegalle and Wathupitiwala hospitals. (Chaturanga Pradeep)
- See more at: http://www.dailymirror.lk/101117/five-killed-7-injured-in-accident-at-dummaladeniya#sthash.8NReHvHF.dpuf