Sri Lanka, June 6 -- No good deed goes unnoticed, as Samantha Fernando, a resident of Modara, Moratuwa, has received special recognition from the Chairman of Hiru Media Network, Mr. Rayynor Silva, for his extraordinary act that saved thousands of passenger lives. His exceptional vigilance averted a major disaster on the coastal railway line near Modara, Moratuwa.

The "Sagarika" express train, which typically carries around 2,000 passengers daily, had departed Beliatta railway station at approximately 4:15 AM yesterday, the 5th of June, en route to Colombo Fort.

At around 8:00 AM, while the Sagarika train was en route from Beliatta to Colombo, Samantha Fernando, who lives very close to the railway line in the Modara area of Moratuwa, not...