A lorry and a tractor
A lorry that had veered off the Kumarakattuwa road of the Halawatha electoral division, smashed by the side of the road, and the tractor that turned upside down after trying to pull the lorry back on to the road.
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Bus Accident
Two CTB buses that were travelling from Matara to Walasmulla and Tangalle, collided head-on at the Walasmulla Morakandegoda region, injuring many people. The picture shows the smashed fronts of the two buses.
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Victim (1)
Three victims of the bus mishap at Dowa, Bandarawela, have still not been identified. Their bodies were brought to the Medico-Legal Morgue, Colombo, this morning.
Their descriptions as reported in out Lane Edition yesterday are as follows :—
(1) A...
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Car and a Double Decker Bus Met in Collision at New Buller's Road
This is what happened when a car and a double-decker bus met in collision at New Buller's Road, Bambalapitiya, last night. Two occupants of the car Mr. and Mrs. D.R.E.P. Abeysekare of Arethusa Lane, Wellawatte, were killed and the alleged driver, ...
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Mr. David Mendis Died in a Motor Accident
Mr. David Mendis (28), of Ganemulla, died in a motor accident at the turn-off to the Madhu shrine. Constable D.J. Jayasuriya (30), of the Ja-Ela police, who was also in the car, was injured. Picture show the damaged car.
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Amazing Escape
Two men were in this cart just before this picture was taken. Both the men escaped with minor injuries. The car driver was found dazed sitting on the back seat with his arms around one of the trees in the picture. \his passenger was spread eagled ...
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The Heavy List of the Flying Enterprise
Dramatic radio flashes from the U.S. destroyer, John W. Weeks, gave the first detailed account of the lone fight of the 37-year-old Capt. Kurt Carlsen - against the gale-whipped Atlantic, in his battered, listing ship, "Flying Enterprise". The cap...
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