Three injured in van-train collision
Posted by Editor on April 23, 2013 - 12:45 pm
Three persons were injured and hospitalized after a van collided with a train this morning at a railway crossing near Siddhartha Maha Vidyalaya in Weligama.
A Matara-bound train arriving from Galle had come into contact with the van at around 11.30am today, the Police Spokesman’s Office said.
The injured persons, a middle-aged couple and an elderly woman, passengers of the van, have been admitted to the Weligama Hospital for treatment. However, they are not in critical condition, police said.
(Courtesy: Ada Derana)
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