One dead, 12 injured in head on collision

A three-year old child had been killed and another twelve were injured when a jeep and a van collided head on in Baduraliya this evening, the Police said.

They said the accident occurred on the Mathugama- Kalawana Road near the Midalana area at around 4.20 p.m.
It was revealed that the child was among the passengers in the van.

The injured have been rushed to the Baduraliya and Nagoda hospitals.

The identity of the victims and the reason for the collision were yet to be known, the Police said.
Baduraliya Police are conducting investigation. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)