DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Horrific head-on bus collision leaves 4 dead and over 70 injured near Rambewa–Welioya junction on Anuradhapura-Jaffna A9 highway | Heavy thundershowers in the afternoon throughout November: Department of Meteorology issues warning | No fuel shortage in the country: Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Thinakaran: A9 road bus crash: Four killed, including a woman; 75 severely injured; injured receiving treatment at Anuradhapura and Medawachchiya hospitals | No-confidence motion against speaker: Opposition deliberates on next course of action | Pictorial: Flag-hoisting festival held at historic Kalmunai Beach Mosque |
Thinakkural: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage Thamilan: Buses gamble with passengers’ lives: Six tragically killed in Rambewa collision | 2027 Budget to be presented in parliament tomorrow |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: SLTB-private [bus] racing ends in tragedy; four dead: 70 hospitalised; three buses collide in Rambewa: “There was a loud bang, and when I looked, the driver’s neck was broken” — An eyewitness says Divaina: Racing buses collide while attempting to overtake bus on the Anuradhapura – Medawachchiya road in Rambewa; leaving four dead, 61 injured – six in critical condition; A SLTB bus attempting to overtake a private bus engaged in a race collides with another oncoming SLTB bus; unsafe driving and excessive speed identified as the cause of the accident; “Someone brought a knife and cut the wire; the diesel pipe had to be broken, and only then did the engine stop” — Witness
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Dinamina: Rambewa fatal accident: two buses travelling to Colombo engage in a race: Three buses collide, resulting in four deaths; 76 hospitalised: Both SLTB buses completely wrecked; Hospital reports that the limbs of the injured are fractured; improper overtaking at the elbow bend; Court calls for an investigation report
Aruna: Three buses collide in Rambewa, leaving five dead: 71 injured; the cause of the accident is the negligence of the Janakapura driver; a massive fire breaks out in the bus caught between the other two |