Four Persons Had Been Killed And Four Others Injured Due To Deadly Van-Tipper Collision

Four persons including  three females

had been killed and four others had been injured and hospitalized after the van they were travelling in colliding with a Tipper truck arrived in from the opposition direction in wee hours of this morning (18) at nagawilluwa area on Puttalam -Colombo road.

The eight injured persons including the Van driver had been admitted to Puttalam Base Hospital where four of them had succumbed to their injuries on admission.

Two of the injured had been transferred to Colombo National Hospital for further treatment .

The incident occurred around 1.45 a.m this morning when the van travelliing from Jaffna to Colombo had collided with the tipper truck travelling from Colombo to puttalam.

The Tipper truck driver had been arrested by the police over the incident.

A Young Female Had Been Killed Due To Three Wheeler-Lorry Collision

A young female had been killed and his

brother was injured and hospitalized after the Three wheeler they were travelling in colliding with a Lorry at Phadagoda,Aluthgama last morning(17).

The injured had been admitted to Nagoda Hospital in Kalutara.

Aluthgama Police have arrested the Lorry driver over the incident.

A 62 Year Old Person Had Drowned After Jumping Into Kelani River

A 62 year old person had drowned and dissapeared  after

Jumping into a  Kelani River near Nawagamu Devalaya ,Kaduwela yesterday (17).

The deceased had seen jumping into the river by some people around the area.

He was a resident of Thunnana area ,Hanwella .

The cause behind the imcident has not yet been revealed.

Two Females Arrested In A Brothal House Maintained On The Pretext Of A "SPA"

Police Officers attached to Anti Corruption Unit of the Mount Lavinia Police have yesterday

(16) arrested two female sex workers attached to a Brothel House in Mount Lavinia maintaining on the pretext of an Ayurveda Massage Center (SPA) secretly according to the Police.

The arrested females who are 33 and 45 year old residents of Radawadunna and Padaviya areas are due to be produced before the Mount Lvinia Magistrate Court.

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Nearly 50 Acres Of VLand Belonging To Valalpaluwa Reserve Had Been Destroyed

Nearly 50 acres of Land around  nearly 200 hectare  Valpaluwa reserve in Mahakumbukkadawala ,Puttalam

had been destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted in this morning (17) according to reports .

Sri Lanka Army and Navy Personal have doused the fire before spreading it further after being informed by Disaster Management Unit .

The fire was erupted as a group of persons had lit the fire to nearby paddy field it ha been revealed.

Due to the fire several crops in nearby lands including cashew nuts  had been destroyed and birds and peacock eggs also destroyed it has been reported .

Health Minister To Propose Government To Increase "Special Arrack " Price

Health Minister Dr.Rajitah Senaratne has today (17) said that he will proposed the Government to increase the price of Local Liqour variety Special Arrack known as "Gal Arakku" in view of protecting the people from non communicable diseases .

Through the 2019-Annual Budget prices of all liquor products including Beer and Wine as well as cigarettes ,Tobacco and Beedi had been increased except "Special Arrack" which mostly used by village people .

Whilst thanking Minister Of Finance Mangala Samaraweera for increasing the prices of Liquor and Tobacco products through the budget  Minister has stressed that the price of Special Arrack too should be increased to protect people .