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One person was killed on the spot and another injured when a truck crashed into a stationary state-owned passenger bus in Kahatagasdigiliya early yesterday morning, police said. The driver of the truck which was loaded with coconuts had apparently lost control, police said.The truck helper died while the driver sustained injuries and is being treated at the Kahatagasdigiliya Hospital.
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