Police bus kills woman on pedestrian crossing
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the accident. He would have simply been speeding, would have not even
bothered to take notice of the pedestrian crossing and last moment only
would have braked and caused this incident.
On this road no on one stops at the pedestrian crossing, and I've
seen that a lot. I wonder if the pedestrian crossings are at the
correct places also or are they too close to the round about ?
Another cause for accidents is after passing British School there is a
space to turn right, and that clearly has a no right turn and a lot of
driver make that turn. There used to be cops that used to catch these
idiots but not any more. They should make it a point to keep this check
atleast, our idiot drivers can't drive a bit further to make the
legal right turn.
Anyways in the case of this incident I would blame the cop for speeding
and negligence. I've seem police jeeps drive on the wrong side, cut
lights when the feel like it (don't think there is any emergency),
park in the middle of the road to pick their kids up from school, stop
where ever they like in the middle of the road, go slow on the fast
lane (we can horn but what will be next ?), so who's going to teach
them a lesson ?
Daily News Article Below
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Manjula Fernando and Rafik Jalaldeen
COLOMBO: A Traffic Police bus dispatching duty officers lost control
near the Borella junction yesterday killing a mother and injuring her
two children on the pedestrian crossing, while they were on their way
to school.
The bus had been plying from Narahenpita towards Borella when the
incident occurred around 7.30 a.m, near the British school, Borella.
Another woman who was also injured in the incident was admitted to the
hospital but her condition is stable, doctors said.
The mother, admitted in a unconscious state with severe head injuries
succumbed around 4.30 p.m.
"The other three are out of danger," Accident Service Director Dr.
Anil Jasinghe said.
An Accident Service employee said the woman was taken directly to the
resuscitation room in a critical state and transferred to the High
Defensive Unit where she died later.
The boy aged eight has suffered head injuries while the girl aged 12 is
left with a fractured hand and a leg.
SSP Colombo Traffic M. Lafir said the bus was dispatching traffic
officers on routine duty and had been travelling from Narahenpita
towards Kanatta junction when the accident occurred.
It had lost control and run over the four pedestrians crossing the
road, crashing into a nearby van. "The Borella police are conducting
further investigations and the driver was remanded till September 6,"
SSP Lafir said.
Eyewitnesses said the police driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the
scene after seeing the injured.
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