13 soldiers injured in head-on collision in Kopai

At least 14 individuals including 13 soldiers were injured in a head on collision between an army truck and a tipper lorry at Urumpirai Junction in Kopai early this morning.

A group of soldiers of the Signal Corps in Kopai on leave were on board the truck that met with accident. Investigations revealed that the tipper lorry that entered the road haphazardly had collided with the truck.

The injured soldiers and the driver of the army truck were admitted to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital.(Romesh Madusanka)