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Driver arrested for driving bus along railway track
Colombo, June 2 (Daily Mirror)- The driver who drove a private bus along the Kelani Valley railway track at Puwakpitiya has been arrested in Embilipitiya, Police said.
He was arrested following a video circulated on social media, which showed a private bus plying between Embilipitiya and Colombo being driven along the railway track apparently to avoid the traffic congestion on the road.
The bus has also been taken into police custody.
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Nimal 1 Sunday, 02 June 2024 07:43 PM
What if a train had come along at this time? This idiot has put the lives of all the passengers also at risk.
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Mole Sunday, 02 June 2024 07:48 PM
Confiscate his licence and send him to jail.
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Wije Sunday, 02 June 2024 07:52 PM
license of the driver
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Sambo Sunday, 02 June 2024 08:01 PM
Probably his brains were not in the place it should be. Give him a 10.
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Sandy Sunday, 02 June 2024 08:18 PM
Why are bus drivers so careless about consequences of their actions, speed limiting equipment should be made mandatory, a preset speed restricting device should be fitted on buses .
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Raven Monday, 03 June 2024 10:05 AM
This has nothing to do with speed but common sense. He could have been trying to catch up on his "lost time" due to traffic.
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Jude Fernando Sunday, 02 June 2024 08:50 PM
Lawlessness and ill discipline everywhere. Utter disregard for human safety. When will this end?
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Joshua Sunday, 02 June 2024 08:56 PM
Driving license should be cancelled for life unless the bus belongs to a policeman or politician. In such an instance he could be pardoned in this wonder of asia
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Fact Sunday, 02 June 2024 08:58 PM
Driver deserves a certificate of excellence from his Association boss.
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Tissa Fernando Sunday, 02 June 2024 10:16 PM
The damage to the Railway line should be recovered from the owner . Or the bus should be auctioned to recover the damages. These guys probably belong to NPP who thinks that laws do not apply to them.
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DOT Sunday, 02 June 2024 10:29 PM
Please check wether he is a rtd. Railway driver ?
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Ex driver Sunday, 02 June 2024 10:40 PM
Please send the driver to a Shrink. Thank you.
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DD Sunday, 02 June 2024 10:41 PM
No surprise here! Have you ever seen anything like this anywhere else in the world? This just proves that this place is one-of-a-kind. Come on, folks, visit our land and mingle with our top-notch people. You won't find this caliber of folks anywhere else on the planet!
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B Sunday, 02 June 2024 11:19 PM
He will go out on bail tmrw...no point .
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Chulan Sunday, 02 June 2024 11:27 PM
Railway Dept should come forward
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Bop Monday, 03 June 2024 01:07 PM
They usually are in a doped dozing mode
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Mandayan Monday, 03 June 2024 12:26 AM
Private buses association chairman Gemunu Wijaratna had gone to May Day rally to talk racist politics while his members are running havoc! Do your job responsibly to discipline them properly before step into advice politicians!
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prem Monday, 03 June 2024 12:48 AM
Why all of the passengers kept quiet? First at all they must raise their voice to stop this idiot for the sake of their own safety. Not only the driver, passengers also idiots as himself.
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Lalith de silva Monday, 03 June 2024 06:12 PM
You are only person who made the correct comment what was the passages doing this is the problem in our country no one make a voice for the wrong that's why the politicians Rob like nothing Thanks
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Lalith de silva Monday, 03 June 2024 06:12 PM
You are only person who made the correct comment what was the passages doing this is the problem in our country no one make a voice for the wrong that's why the politicians Rob like nothing Thanks
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Williams Monday, 03 June 2024 02:45 AM
Funny country, funny people with funny brains. Indiscipline is at its peak.
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Ylg Monday, 03 June 2024 03:28 AM
All bus drivers are like this. Don't why the authorities tolerate this.
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Ylg Monday, 03 June 2024 04:58 AM
I have stopped drinking outside Colombo because of the buses. It's impossible. The authorities turn a blind eye.
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Sanath de silva Monday, 03 June 2024 06:22 AM
Not worried about consequences or safety of the passengers,same attitude as government by hook or crook policy.
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JC Samarasinghe Monday, 03 June 2024 06:42 AM
What bus Gemunu has to say about this ?
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Ram Monday, 03 June 2024 07:38 AM
Such an idiot must not hold a Drivers License. I hope the Magistrate will suspend his DL for a fair period
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CitizenP Monday, 03 June 2024 08:07 AM
Give him a maximum punishment.
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Ranaweera Monday, 03 June 2024 08:28 AM
You can imagine the mentality of private bus drivers. He is not the only one of this idiot type. Cancel his license forthwith.
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Mahila Monday, 03 June 2024 09:38 AM
PBOA Chairman has approved Issuance of, "Driver Excellence Certificate 2024" forthwith to this Stupid Monkey! Skilfully negotiating the Track
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Robin seaco Monday, 03 June 2024 10:55 AM
The problem with all bus drivers due to poor high officials got no clue whats exceptable and not exceptable this fellows are given public transport with no basic safty measures Rules and Regulations many are absulatly got no basic common sense careless reckless dangerous even buses are driven aggressively magority drivers are not suitable to drive public transport or hold heavy vheicles licence government must crackdown this fellows and replace with half decent civilised drivers with basic sence and have professional officials for quality training and developments implement a system that drivers respect and follow the procedures safty of passengers and all other road users obey rules .....
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Mohamed Adham Monday, 03 June 2024 10:57 AM
Ha ha ha, surely the Driver and Bus are already plying on the road right now. Most of these buses belong to either Police personnel or politicians. This is why they are so powerful on the roads, and do not care for ANY Rules or Regulations. They know that they are totally IMMUNE from any police action, which would be just for a media show, and they would be right out. Let us check if my assumption is correct.
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Ronni sparks Monday, 03 June 2024 11:08 AM
This idiotic is one of them 95% are very similar got no basics for driving public transport and holding heavy vheicles licence at least putting them on track will be saty for other road users and pedestrians
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Dharshan Monday, 03 June 2024 11:39 AM
Now Ranil will try to win the election like this
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nihar Monday, 03 June 2024 11:45 AM
What a dumb idiot, goes to show what type of morons are on the road these days
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Notta Monday, 03 June 2024 01:06 PM
Well well... learned that the owner of the bus is a friend of Rajapaksha family. So obvioydly, they a blessed with power in case of immergency.
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Samantha W Monday, 03 June 2024 01:33 PM
What is NTC dong about this? You are the regulator and take strong action pls..
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Fred Perera Monday, 03 June 2024 01:43 PM
Nimal has asked what will have happened if a train suddenly appeared. But this was at Puwakpitiya where as far as I know the KV line is not now functioning! So, there was no danger of a train showing up. Nevertheless what the bus driver did was stupid and wrong and deserving of due punishment.
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Must be a world record! Monday, 03 June 2024 04:38 PM
When I was holidaying in Sri Lanka last year, a taxi driver told me "if you can drive in Sri Lanka, then you can drive in any part of the world". I didn't know that he was talking of buses driving on train tracks! This must be a world first. Has anyone checked if it can be entered into the Guinness book of world records?
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Kps Monday, 03 June 2024 04:57 PM
It’s the Age
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M Fernando Monday, 03 June 2024 09:13 PM
This is why they say "if you can drive in Sri Lanka, you are skilled and qualified to drive anywhere in the world!
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M Fernando Monday, 03 June 2024 09:13 PM
This is why they say "if you can drive in Sri Lanka, you are skilled and qualified to drive anywhere in the world!
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Danny Tuesday, 04 June 2024 01:26 AM
Mr Gemuna: come to the stage please!!
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Shalitha Perera Tuesday, 04 June 2024 12:53 PM
He deserves to be a train engine operator.
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