Vavuniya road accident claims three lives, injures 17

5 November 2022 07:33 am Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 6 Bookmark

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Three passengers had died and at least 17 others were injured after bus heading from Jaffna to Vavuniya on the A9 road skidded off the road and toppled near Nochchimotttai Bridge in Vavuniya early this morning.

Police said 20 passengers including the driver of the bus were injured in the accident and after being admitted to the Vavuniya hospital, the driver and two others succumbed to their injuries.

Two deceased were aged 32 and 23 years and residents of Velvettiturai and Nawalapitiya areas and the identify of other deceased has not been established as yet.

Eight men and nine women who were injured in the accident are currently receiving treatment at the Vavuniya Hospital.

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Aram Saturday, 05 November 2022 11:08 AM

It's always better travel by train please

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Value others Life Saturday, 05 November 2022 02:14 PM

I totally agreed with you. I live very close to A9 and daily seen those long distance night buses and other vehicles speeding at night and day, even during heavy rain. why travel by buses and fully loaded vans when one could travel safely by trains more than 7 trains from Jaffna to Colombo in safety

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Mahila Saturday, 05 November 2022 05:51 PM

HOW TO DO THAT, WITH BAD MAINTENANCE OF THE TRACK AND DERAILMENTS EVEYR DAY OF THE WEEK - ONE TODAY TOO - BETTER ROAD THAN RAIL AS YOU DON'T KNOW WITHTHIS RAILWAY DEPARTMENT WHERE AND WHEN DERAILMENT WOULDHAPPEN???DISASTER IS THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY!??? GOOD PROGRESS TO VISTAS OF PROSPERITY AND SPLENDOUR. RW KEEP UP!!???

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Peri Saturday, 05 November 2022 07:04 PM

Canadian Government warning regarding SriLankan public and private transport Greedy, no respect for fellow road users, no speed camaras, corrupted police, unworthy vehicles are the most important factor For the small population accidents rate are so high Politician don't bother Install camera busy roads Check the bus time table and monitor thier time keeping These are simple way to sort out problem. It will give extra revenue for government aslo

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Saturday, 05 November 2022 12:02 PM

Over speeding is the main cause of skidding, reckless driving is the other reason for accidents. The drivers don't understand the safety of the passengers and important of their lives.

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Saturday, 05 November 2022 09:48 PM

23 year old was a medical student entered medical faculty from Nawalapitiya, driver is responsible for this accident, he too was a victim ot the tragedy, police should check overspee, traffic offences etc. There should be budget allocations for more police personnel and reduce personnel in armed forces, reborn of Vojayaweera or prabagaran is a distant dream.

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