Three killed in highway accidents

29 August 2016 10:02 am

At least three people were killed and two others were injured in two separate accidents in Colombo-Katunayake Expressway and the Southern Expressway.

Police said two people were killed and one injured when a car they were travelling in, crashed into a lamp post near the Ja-Ela entrance of the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway this morning.

The driver (23) and a passenger (25) were succumbed to injuries after being admitted to the Ragama Hospital. The victims were identified as residents of Minuwangoda and Ja-Ela.

Meanwhile, another 25-year-old was killed and another person was injured when a cab travelling towards Matara collided with a car near the Pinnaduwa entrance of the Southern Expressway yesterday.