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Friday, April 13, 2018

Two Were Killed And Seven Others Injured Due To Cab-Lorry Collision

Two persons were killed and seven

others were injured and hospitalized after a Lorry colliding with a Cab which was parked near a bridge at Welikanda on Polonnaruwa-Baaticaloa main road today(13).

The Cab with seventeen passangers including five children was parked on the roadside after hearing a wild elephant came across the road and the Lorry arrived in had collided with the Cab and as a result the Cab had toppled over to a canal it has been reported.

The injured have been admitted to rhe Welikanda Hospital and two of the critically injured a female and the Lorry assistant had succumbed to their injuries after transferring to Polonnaruwa Hospital.

Two Were Killed Due To Vehicle Collision

Two persons were killed and one was

critically injured and hospitalized due to a Army Truck-Three Wheeler-Motorcycle collision occurred in Kiriyankalliya area at Mundalama area today(13).

Three of the critically injured were admitted to Mundalama Hospital and later transferred to Chilaw Hospital where two of them a Motorcyclist and a Three Wheeler passenger had succumbed to their injuries.

The deceased were identified as residents of Kalpitiya and Norochcholai areas .

Mundalama Police had arrested the Army Truck driver regarding the incident.

A Person Was Killed Due To A Wild Elephant Attack In Kandy

A 42 year old person was killed due to a

Wild Elephant attack at South Doraliyadda,in Theldeniya-Kandy last night(12).

The deceased was attacked by the Elephant while he was walking in the area it has been revealed.

Meanwhile residents of the area had protested against authorities over not taking any step to prevent wild elephant attacks by blocking the Kandy-Mahiyanganaya main road.