Court orders probe into fatal Rabawewa bus crash
Anuradhapura Additional Magistrate D.L. Samarasinha has ordered Mihintale Police to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the fatal road accident in Rabawewa and submit a report to court. The order was issued after the Magistrate considered a B-report filed by Mihintale Police in connection with the accident. Taking into account the police submissions, the Additional Magistrate […]
Anuradhapura Additional Magistrate D.L. Samarasinha has ordered a thorough investigation into the fatal bus accident in Rabawewa, Sri Lanka. The order was issued after considering a B-report from the Mihintale Police. Upon inspecting the accident site and the three buses involved, the Additional Magistrate directed the police to obtain separate examinations of each bus by a Motor Vehicle Examiner.
She also visited the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, where the hospital's Consultant Judicial Medical Officer was instructed to conduct post-mortem examinations on the victims. The bodies will be handed over to their relatives after the post-mortems. Mihintale Police, under the direction of Anuradhapura Senior Superintendent of Police Chanaka Abeysirigunawardena, are conducting further investigations as per the court's orders.
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