Mishap on Southern expressway; one injured: Police

14 April 2021 01:57 pm

The Southern Expressway police patrol today announced that a traffic jam on the expressway following an accident at the 30.1 km post between Gelanigama and Dodangoda.

The accident happened at 11.45 am. At the mishap, at least eight vehicles that were travelling towards Galle from Colombo were damaged.

In the accident, a person who was commuting in a van was reported to have sustained minor injuries.

In the meantime,  one lane of the expressway towards Galle is being cleared and open for vehicular traffic. The expressway police are in the process of removing the vehicles that were damaged during the accident.(Chaturanga Samarawickrama)