A 57-year-old man was killed and six were wounded when a van stalled on the Southern Expressway was hit by a container truck early yesterday near Kurunduga Hethekma in Thalawa, Police said. The van had stalled on the left lane of the expressway  due to a mechanical problem when the container hit the van, throwing [...]

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A 57-year-old man was killed and six were wounded when a van stalled on the Southern Expressway was hit by a container truck early yesterday near Kurunduga Hethekma in Thalawa, Police said.

The van had stalled on the left lane of the expressway  due to a mechanical problem when the container hit the van, throwing it off the road.

The people who were in the van were from Panadura. They were heading for a funeral in Tangalle. The dead man was identified as D.R. Upali Titus.

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