Two ruggerite brothers from Bambalapitiya die ....with jeep colliding with intercity in Miriswatta!
Two brothers from the same family living in Bambalapitiya succumbed tragically early Saturday morning from a vehicle-accident that occured close to Miriswatta railway track along Colombo-Avissawella Road. The two brothers who died in the accident were Sadeva Arjun Ellawala Dharmadasa (26) and Amendra Charinda Ellawala Dharmadasa (23).
The two youth, residents of Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya were returning to Colombo early morning at about 3.40 from Ellawala, Eheliyagoda, Ratnapura when they had tried to overtake a bus travelling towards Colombo at which moment they had collided with a semi-luxury bus travelling from Colombo to Welimada, thus ending in tragedy.
The accident had occured when returning after attending a birthday party at a relative's house in Ratnapura. It is understood that while they had gone in two vehicles, they had returned home in a jeep. Most of the time it was the elder brother who was at the wheel.
At the time the accident happened near Miriswatta Railway Station, the jeep which was travelling at great speed had collided with the private bus which was on its way towards Welimada and the body of the jeep had been badly damaged. As a result, passengers of the bus had taken great effort to pull out the victims who were inside the vehicle. Consequent to the serious injuries sustained, the elder brother had died on the spot while the younger brother had passed away on admittance to the hospital.
Both the brothers were Old Boys of S.Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and had been ruggerites. The elder brother was a Director of a private firm while the younger brother was on a holiday in Sri Lanka, at the time pursuing his higher studies in Malaysia. The driver of the bus was taken into custody and remanded.
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