Residents and commutes have called for a safety barrier following the train-car collision that occurred at the Enderamulla rail crossing this morning leaving two dead.
The crash was reportedly a result of the driver’s carelessness as the bell and light system was working at the time the incident occurred.
However, residents said that the accident was not a first as there is no safety barrier in place, highlighting the safety hazard faced by the public.
The deceased were identified as a 54-year-old male (driver) residing in Biyagama and a 34-year-old female from Colombo.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
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The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
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