A Russian tourist has been ordered to pay a compensation of over Rs. 1.8 million for causing a motor accident resulting in severe losses to the Sri Lanka Railways, it was reported.

According to Lankadeepa, the order was issued by Galle Additional Magistrate Lakmini Vidanagamage on Thursday (Feb 15).

The Russian tourist is reported to have visited Sri Lanka in 2014 during which he had resided at a house in the Ahangama area.

On January 23, 2014, the Russian along with another individual had travelled in a car and had crossed the Goviyapana- Jayasumanarama railway crossing in Ahangama when they were hit by a train.

The Russian and his friend had sustained minor injuries in the accident, while severe damages had been caused to the train engine and vehicle. 

Soon after the incident, Sri Lanka Police filed a case under traffic offences and the Railway Department also filed a case on the damages caused to the train engine and the electrical signal box. (NewsWire)

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Thirteen people died and 50 were injured after a passenger train overshot the signal and hit another from behind on the Howrah-Chennai line in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

According to NDTV, the accident has been reported months after the horrific three-train collision in Odisha that killed over 280.

A special passenger train going from Visakhapatnam to Palasa had stopped on tracks between Alamanda and Kantakapalle near Kothsavatsala because of no signal when the Vizag-Raigad passenger train rammed it, derailing three coaches.

Railways sources said the tragedy was a result of human error, adding that signalling was not noticed by the loco pilot. (NDTV)

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An individual who was travelling on the roof of an overcrowded train has died in an accident near the Horape Railway Station this morning (Sep 12).

According to media reports, the youth had travelled on the roof of the train plying from Kandy to Colombo and had knocked on the roof of the Horape Railway Station.

The 20-year-old youth had then fallen off the train and sustained serious injuries after which he had succumbed to injuries on the spot.

It is reported that the youth had travelled on the roof of the train due to several trains being cancelled due to a strike action. 

At least 20 scheduled train services were cancelled  today due to a strike launched by the Sri Lanka Locomotive Operating Engineers Union. (NewsWire)

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A 21-year-old woman has been killed after being hit by a train in the Wellawatte area yesterday (03).

The Police stated that the woman had been hit by a train plying from Dehiwala to Colombo- Fort via the coastal railway line along Marine Drive.

The deceased has been identified as a 21-year-old resident of Moratuwa. The body has been placed at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila. 

The Wellawatte Police is conducting investigations into the accident. (NewsWire)

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