Three, including baby, die in Colombo-Kandy road crash
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on August 12, 2024 - 5:05 pm
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A three-wheeler crashed into a parked lorry on the Colombo-Kandy main road in Weweldeniya, killing a four-month-old baby and two others, while three more people were injured.
Six people, including two boys, were in the three-wheeler and were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.
A 60-year-old man, a 64-year-old woman, and the baby died after being hospitalized.
The remaining three injured, including a woman and a five-year-old boy, were admitted to Warakapola Hospital, with two of them later transferred to Colombo National Hospital for further treatment.
The Danowita Police are investigating the incident.
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