Criminal drivers, innocent victims and law enforcement

On the 27th of this month (August), two school children and the driver of the school van they were traveling in were killed.

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Over twelve others injured, many seriously, when their vehicle was hit by a tipper truck travelling at a high speed.

The loaded tipper truck, according to sources, was apparently driven by an unlicensed driver. Photo coverage of the scene of the accident brought to mind some of the atrocities being committed by Israel in the ongoing war in Gaza with bodies of little children scattered in the vicinity.

A grim reminder of Israeli occupation forces targetting children, this accident also brought to mind memories of LTTE bombings of buses transporting villagers bordering the northern province. We can scarcely forget another accident in the heart of Borella at rush hour, where a vehicle transporting a heavy vehicle crashed into a number of vehicles stopped at the signal light.

The mother of the driver speaking to the press claimed her son had returned late the previous day and had insufficient rest, which probably caused the accident.