Six killed as three wheeler crashes into Yal Devi train

Six persons including two children were killed when an overloaded three wheeler they were travelling in collided with the Yal Devi Express train bound for Vavuniya from Colombo, at an unprotected railway crossing in Ambanpola, Kirimetiyawa yesterday morning.

There were seven persons in the vehicle, three males and four females.

A woman who was in a serious condition was admitted to the Kurunegala hospital. She succumbed to her injuries.

Eye witnesses said that the bodies of the victims were beyond recognition. The driver’s identity was established after tracing his identity card. He was identified as Udaya Asiri Wijeratne.

The victims were returning after visiting a relative and were on their way to a ‘Devalaya’

Thursday 29 november 2012

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