Two men killed by train while walking on tracks

Two men have been hit by a train and killed and another injured while they were walking along the railway tracks at Thalpitiya, Wadduwa last night, police said.

They said that victims were killed at around 8.20 pm yesterday and the train had been travelling from Fort to Kalutara at the time of the accident.
The victims were identified as Kasun De Silva (41) and Ajith Rohana (55), from Panadura and Ambalangoda respectively. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)