Disaster averted....
January 29, 2016
Two trains narrowly avoided a head-on collision in Ginthota on the Coastal Line as the drivers of the locomotives managed prevent a possible major train disaster this afternoon.
The Railway Control Room stated that the ‘Rajarata Rejina’ train traveling from Matara to Vavuniya and a train plying from Kandy to Matara were on the same track as they neared the Ginthota railway station.
However, the drivers of the engines managed to bring the two trains to a halt with a gap of only 10-15 feet between them and avert an accident.
Photos: Deepal de Silva/Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi