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කොග්ගල බස්රථ අනතුර සම්බන්ධයෙන් බස් රථයේ රියැදුරු සහ සහයක අද අධිකරණය හමුවට...

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Newsfirst and Sri Lanka Mirror report that a bus and a train collided at a railway crossing in the Koggala area of Habaraduwa. Newsfirst says the incident occurred the previous day and refers to the 26th; the reports provided do not specify a year.

Newsfirst and Ada Derana report that the bus driver and a second crew member were remanded until November 4 after appearing in court. Newsfirst’s Sinhala report identifies the driver as 40 and the assistant as 21. Newsfirst and Sri Lanka Mirror report that the two crew members had been arrested; Sri Lanka Mirror describes the second person as a conductor, while Newsfirst calls the person an assistant.

Sri Lanka Mirror reports that 12 people, including children, were receiving hospital treatment after the collision. Its report excerpt gives no further information about their injuries or condition.

Newsfirst reports that a Motor Vehicle Examiner was due to inspect the bus on the 26th and that it might also be referred to the Government Analyst. Ada Derana reports that officials said the bus did not have a special tour permit. Hiru News reports that the bus’s transport permit was cancelled with immediate effect.

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Newsfirst (සිංහල)කොග්ගල බස්රථ අනතුර සම්බන්ධයෙන් බස් රථයේ රියැදුරු සහ සහයක අද අධිකරණය හමුවට...

Earlier coverage

Reports on the same subject from the months before this story.

  1. Ada Derana (தமிழ்) · மெட்ரோ பஸ்ஸை திட்டமிட்டு விபத்துக்குள்ளாக்கிய சொகுசு பஸ் சாரதி கைது!
  2. Newswire · Anuradhapura bus clash: Police hunt for private bus driver and conductor
  3. Sri Lanka Mirror · Bus driver and conductor arrested over train collision in Habaraduwa

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