A tired driver is a dangerous driver - Opinion | Daily Mirror
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“The bus accident in Kotmale in 2005, where more than 30 lives were lost”
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The claim states more than 30 lives were lost in a 2005 Kotmale accident. However, the evidence provided describes a different accident in Kotmale on May 11, 2025, where 23 people died and over 30 were injured. Other search results mention 30+ injured, but not 30+ deaths. There is no evidence provided for a 2005 accident with 30+ deaths; the evidence specifically contradicts the death toll and date.
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— Deshabandu Arumadura Nandasena Silva Kulasinghe (1919-2006) was a Sri Lankan Civil Engineer and founder of several engineering organisations in Sri Lanka.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._N._S._Kulasinghe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._N._S._Kulasinghe
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— The electricity sector in Sri Lanka has a national grid which is primarily powered by hydroelectric power and thermal power, with sources such as photovoltaics and wind power in early stages of deploy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Sri_Lank…
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— Kotmale (Sinhala: කොත්මලේ, romanized: Kotmalē; Tamil: கொத்மலை, romanized: Kotmalai) is a village in Sri Lanka in Central Province. Kotmale forms part of a mountainous region that the Sinhalese kings l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotmale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotmale
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“the Passara bus tragedy in 2018 once again shook the nation when over 20 passengers died after a bus plunged down a precipice”
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The claim states 'over 20 passengers died' in the Passara bus tragedy. However, multiple independent sources report the death toll was significantly lower: one source states 14 dead and another states 15 dead. While the event (bus plunging down a precipice in Passara) is corroborated, the number of fatalities is exaggerated in the claim.
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— Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (European Portuguese: [ˈbɾunu fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʃ]; born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Man…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Fernandes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Fernandes
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— Francisco António Machado Mota de Castro Trincão (European Portuguese: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku tɾĩˈkɐ̃w̃]; born 29 December 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Trincão
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Trincão
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— The Passara electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Passara in Badulla District, Uva Province. The 1978…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passara_Electoral_District
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passara_Electoral_District
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“accidents in areas such as Nuwara Eliya and Hatton continue to take lives”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of a TikTok tag for a 2025 accident in Nuwara Eliya, a bus booking site, and general Wikipedia entries about the geography of the region. There is no specific evidence or news reports provided that confirm a pattern of fatal accidents in both Nuwara Eliya and Hatton to support the claim that they 'continue to take lives'.
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— Pussellawa Sinhala: පුස්සැල්ලාව. Tamil: புசல்லாவ, is a l town in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is located along the A5 road between Gampola and Nuwara Eliya.
Legend says ancient kings of Gampola Kin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussellawa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussellawa
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— Adam's Peak is a 2,243-metre-tall (7,359-foot) conical sacred mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada (IAST: Śrī Pāda; Sinhala: ශ්රී පාද, lit. 'sacred footprint'), a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam's_Peak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam's_Peak
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— Hatton Station is a railway station on the Main (Colombo-Badulla) railway line in Sri Lanka. It is situated between Rozella and Kotagala railway stations. It is 173.06 kilometres (107.53 mi) along the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatton_railway_station_(Sri_La…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatton_railway_station_(Sri_La…
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