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25 killed in road accident in southern Sri Lanka (Roundup)
Apr 10, 2007, 13:27 GMT
Colombo - At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 injured Tuesday in a head-on collusion between a bus and a lorry in southern Sri Lanka, police said.
A fire broke out soon after the collision in Kosgoda, 80 kilometres south of Colombo, and some of the bus passengers burned to death.
The lorry was carrying beer for the upcoming traditional New Year celebrations on Friday and Saturday.
Hospital sources said that the death toll could increase because at least five of the injured were in critical condition.
The government said that it would be paying compensation to the victims.
The accident was the worst since last year when 50 passengers were killed when their bus crashed into a train at a crossing.
Last year, 2,100 people were killed in road accidents in Sri Lanka. According to police, the number of accidents have increased in recent months despite increased penalties for traffic offences.
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No, it was the SL Army! There was an innocent Tamil civilian on board the bus, and the GoSL were trying to kill him because the Government of Sri Lanka hates tamils!
This is part of the 'Slow Genocide' that the GoSL are carrying out to kill every tamil in Sri Lanka!
Tamilnet, our beloved media website, has gotten an EXCLUSIVE statement from one of the passengers on the bus, saying that the bus driver was instructed by the GoSL at a check point that they had to kill the tamil civilian that was on board!
This is done, once again, because the Sinhalese people hate Tamils!
Please give me money and we will fight to protect the tamils! PLEASE SEND MONEY NOW!
I will train some suicide bombers, so that our tamil race will be well represented!
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Major Sarath Fonseka (SL Army)Apr 11th, 2007 - 01:19:57
Tamil Tigers did it!!! I have proof but can't show you guys!!!
We got a commission to investigate this accident but we will never release the results!!!!
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