A 45 Year Old Female Was Killed And 16 Others Hospitalized Due To A Road Accident

A 45 year old female was killed and 16 others including 08 children were injured and Colombo-hospitalized after a Lorry veered off the road and crashed into a tree near the Teachers Collage playground in Balapitiya on Galle-Colombo- main road last night(18).

The deceased who was admitted to the Balapitiya Base Hospital in critical condition and later transferred to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital succumbed to her injuries this morning(19).

The injured were also admitted to the Balapitiya Base Hospital and out of the 08 Children who were admitted to the Hospital 02 who are in critical condition had been later transferred to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital it has been revealed.

The deceased has been identified as a resident of Akuressa area.

According to the Police the accident occurred after the Lorry driver fallen a sleep while driving the vehicle.