🚨 General Road Accidents
Severity: Moderate
📍 Diyatalawa - Bandarawela, Badulla
Accident occurred when a lorry with brake failure was travelling on the railway track at Kolathanne railway crossing.
📅 Sep 11, 2026, 7:29 PM
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🚑 Injured
0
⚰️ Fatalities
0
🚗 Vehicles
Lorry
🌧️ Road Condition
Dry
A lorry carrying a brake disabled tile near the Kolathanne railway crossing between Diyatalawa and Bandarawela railway stations crashed into the railway tracks today(11).
The accident took place today(11) when a lorry carrying a brakedisabled tile near the Kolathanne railway crossing between Diyatalawa and Bandarawela railway stations failed to control the driver of the lorry.
” "Safe driving helps to create a road accident-free society, to examine and memorize the photos of the accident."
Thanks for the pictures, Silva.
🛡️ Official Road Safety Advisory
Accident 1st reminds all Sri Lankan motorists to exercise defensive driving, maintain safe headway distance, and adhere to posted speed limits. In case of emergency collisions or breakdowns in Badulla, immediately contact the 1990 Suwa Seriya Ambulance or 119 Police Hotline. For expressway emergencies on E01, E02, E03, and E04, dial 1969.
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