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Two students killed in rail track tragedy
View(s):Two students, one of them said to be using her mobile phone, were killed yesterday after they were hit by a train, while walking on the rail track, Nawalapitiya police said.
The victims were identified as Lalanga Harsha Kumara and Piyumi Bhagya.
The police said the tragedy occurred when three boys and two girls were walking on the rail track between Inguruoya and the Nawalapitiya.
The survivors told the police that Lalanga felt a train was coming from behind and first pushed the girl who was walking alongside him to safety and then rushed forward to alert Piyumi who was walking a few yards ahead, but the train hit both of them.