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Srimathi D.Ranasinghe (19) escaped death, but her mother Wimalawaththe who was travelling in the same ill-fated bus died.
The Times of Ceylon Press
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Srimathi D.Ranasinghe (19) escaped death, but her mother Wimalawaththe who was travelling in the same ill-fated bus died.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Double Decker Crash in Reid Avenue, 1953.
News as Reported by "The Times of Ceylon" on Wednesday, January 7, 1953.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Two men were in this car just before this picture was take. Both men escaped with minor injuries. The car driver was found dazed and sitting in the rear seat with his arm around one of the trees in the picture. His passenger was spread eagled acro...
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Two Busses of the CTB were Involved in a Major Accident when They Collided Headlong at Kaluthara
The accident seriously injured 48 persons. The drivers from Alutgama and Kalutara were rushed to the General Hospital Colombo in critical condition. An eye witness told the "Mirror" that the accident occurred when a jeep from a by road suddenly pr...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Near the 36th mile post culvert on Habaran-Batticaloa Road several bus and lorry accidents have occurred as there is a dangerous curve on the road. The public are wondering why no action is being taken by the department concerned to straighten thi...
The Times of Ceylon Press
One Killed, 3 Hurt in Ice Lorry Crash
A lorry loaded with ice went off the road near the 37th mile post on the Puttalam-Anuradhapura Road and crashed into a tree killing one and seriously injuring three others. Picture shows the lorry which was reduced to matchwood near the dead man j...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The right half of this CTB Bus was a mass of twisted metal after a tractor trailer had ploughed into it at Wellampitiya yesterday. One passenger was killed and four others injured as a result of the collision.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Six Persons, including four greek merchant seamen, were injured when this taxi and car were in collision at Turret Road, last night.
The Times of Ceylon Press
A CTB bus from the Panadura depot veered off road near the Demodara 10th mile post of the Badulla-Colombo road, falling down an 80-feet deep precipice. 34 passengers were injured from this accident.
The Times of Ceylon Press
A private bus and a lorry collided on the Kandy-Colombo main road at Wewaldeniya. The accident caused injuries to several people inside the bus and the lorry. The bus was seen turned on its side after the accident.
The Times of Ceylon Press