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Car went off the Road at Tholangamuwa
A car veered off the Colombo-Kandy road near Tholangamuwa and fell into a drain, killing one person and injuring two others.
The Times of Ceylon Press
After the accident - the car which collided with a train at the unprotected level-passing at Narahenpita. Three passengers in the car were injured and removed to the hospital.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The cement lorry that smashed against a tree in Sembatta at the Halawatha-Puttalam road caused the deaths of three people. The lorry faced this accident while transporting cement from the Puttalam cement factory to Colombo.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Collision of Elephant and a Car
Victim of the Elephant and a Car Collision incident (Kandy)
The Times of Ceylon Press
Costain Bowser Overtuns Running Off The Colombo-Kandy Road.
A costan bowser carrying a load of cement to the Victoria Project went off the Colombo-Kandy Road at Ambanpitiya bend and overturned. The occupants of a house had a narrow escape
The Times of Ceylon Press
Crew Survivors of Flying Enterprise
Crew survivors of flying enterprise. Rotterdam: Survivors of the crew of the American freighter "Flying Enterprise" after they had arrived here aboard the American ship "Southland". From left to right are: Rolf Kestenholz, from Keil, Germany; Loui...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Crowd Broke through to Greet Apollo-8 Astronauts
Space Center, Houston: Crowd of about 1,000 braved the early morning cold 12/29, and broke through restraining lines to greet Apollo 8 astronauts. From left to right are William Anders, holding his daughter Gayle, 8; James Lovell and Frank Borman.
United Press International (UK) Ltd.
Crowds of People View the Death Bus Resting
Crowds of people view the death bed resting on it nose hoodless and almost reduced to matchwood after its 150 foot plunge to disaster.
Daily Mirror