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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
One was Killed and Three Hurt in a Train-Bus Collision
One was killed and three hurt in a train-bus collision last evening.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Open Lorry of the Department of Food Control Overturns
Three laborers died shortly after admission to hospital while 28 others were warded with serious injuries they received when an open lorry of the department of food control in which they were travelling overturned after striking a traffic island n...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Competitors in the Paragon Criterium cycle race were provided with free milk by the Milk board. Picture shows the cyclists enjoying a pint of chilled milk.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Pamunugama CTB Bus Crashed on Jeep at Pannipitiya
A CTB bus, belonging to the Maharagama depot, of the Arawwala Pamunugama route 212 collided with a jeep at Pannipitiya and veered off the road. (Left) The jeep that fell down about 20 feet stopped leaning against a tree. (Right) This collision cau...
The Times of Ceylon Press
A police jeep accident at Horana Millewa killed P.C. — Mr. K.S. Banda.
The Times of Ceylon Press
President Kennedy Talking With Astronaut Walter Schirra
President Kennedy talking with Walter Schirra, next American to go into space. The President was on a visit to Cape Canaveral recently with Mr. Peter Thorneycroft, British Defence Minister. They are on a tour of Military and Civil Space installati...
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The Times of Ceylon Press