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27-04-05, 09:45
Sri Lanka rail collision kills 50
A passenger train has slammed into a packed bus on a level crossing in central Sri Lanka, leaving at least 50 people dead and 40 injured.
The crash happened near the town of Polgahawela, 80km (50 miles) north-east of Colombo.
Efforts to pull survivors from the bus were hampered by a blaze which broke out on impact. Nobody aboard the train is believed to have been hurt.
It appears the bus driver drove on to the tracks via a closed level crossing.
The crash happened at 0830 (0230 GMT) on the main line between the capital and the central hill city of Kandy.
The train was travelling from Colombo to Kandy and the bus from Dambulla, north of Kandy, to the capital.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4488251.stm
Dit is al de 4de treinramp sinds maandag.. 2 in Japen, 1 in Duitsland en nu in Sri Lanka. Kunnen mensen hun bussen wellicht een keer niet op het spoor parkeren?
A passenger train has slammed into a packed bus on a level crossing in central Sri Lanka, leaving at least 50 people dead and 40 injured.
The crash happened near the town of Polgahawela, 80km (50 miles) north-east of Colombo.
Efforts to pull survivors from the bus were hampered by a blaze which broke out on impact. Nobody aboard the train is believed to have been hurt.
It appears the bus driver drove on to the tracks via a closed level crossing.
The crash happened at 0830 (0230 GMT) on the main line between the capital and the central hill city of Kandy.
The train was travelling from Colombo to Kandy and the bus from Dambulla, north of Kandy, to the capital.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4488251.stm
Dit is al de 4de treinramp sinds maandag.. 2 in Japen, 1 in Duitsland en nu in Sri Lanka. Kunnen mensen hun bussen wellicht een keer niet op het spoor parkeren?