A speeding van crashed into motorcycle, truck and a tree near the Passarayaya junction on the Sella Kataragama–Kataragama road last night killing two persons and leaving four injured, Police said.
Police said that the driver had lost control of the vehicle due to the speed.
The two persons killed were identified as Dishan Ranasinghe and Chanaka Lakshan. Both were 24 years of age.
The truck they crashed into belonged to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).
Text and pix by: Sumanasiri Gunatillake
The deceased - Dishan Ranasinghe and Chanaka Lakshan
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