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Wanawasala train derailment: Suspect arrested over removal ... - Adaderana
A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of removing bolts from the railway track at the location where a train derailment occurred earlier today (16). It is reported that the suspect was taken into custody by Peliyagoda Police. Police further stated that the individual is a drug addict. Preliminary investigations conducted by the police have revealed that the suspect transported the bolts removed from the railway track to another location. Police have also initiated investigations to arrest another suspect connected to the incident. At least twelve passengers were injured after a train travelling from Polgahawela to Colombo derailed, causing one carriage to overturn on the railway line between Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations earlier this morning (16). According to Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler, the injured passengers were admitted to private hospitals near the scene of the accident, while one injured person was transferred to Colombo National Hospital for further treatment. The train involved in the accident had departed from Polgahawela at 3.25 a.m. and was en route to Kalutara South at the time of the derailment.
The cause of the train derailment in Wanawasala is revealed to be ...
A spokesperson for the Railway Department told our website that the cause of the horrific train derailment that occurred not far from the Wanawasala railway station this morning was the removal of a part of the “point” used to transfer trains. He stated that the accident occurred due to the removal of the metal shaft that operates this point, which connects the railway line built to transport garbage to the Aruwakkaluwa garbage dump and the main road. He stated that such points are operated by an electric motor, and that this shaft, which is essential for its operation, is designed in a way that can be changed, and this horrific accident occurred due to the removal of it by a person or group. After the shaft that changes the position of the railway track is removed, the stability of the railway track changes. Due to this, the vibration caused by the movement of a train changes the position of the track, he said. He pointed out that due to such a change in the track, it can be clearly seen that two carriages of the train that was involved in the accident are directed towards the road built towards the garbage dump. As a result, the train has derailed, and the track and carriages have been seriously damaged in this accident, he pointed out. Railway Department sources say that the number of injuries was kept to a minimum due to the fact that the accident occurred in the early hours of the morning and the train that was involved in the accident was slow. The sources further say that if an express office train or a postal train had been involved in this accident, the accident would have been so serious that several people would have died. Post navigation
Train derailment between Kelaniya and Wanawasala injures 10
A slow train travelling from Polgahawela to South Kalutara derailed between Kelaniya and Wanawasala early today (May 16), leaving 10 passengers with minor injuries and disrupting train operations on the main railway line.
Train derailment : Four people injured - Newswire
Four persons have been reported injured in the train derailment between the Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations today (16). According to the Police, the injured passengers have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital.
