The Colombo – Batticaloa railway line restored today

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The Railway department said that the train services between Colombo and Batticaloa disrupted o Friday was restored a short while ago.

The railway line was closed yesterday as an oil tanker train collided with a herd of elephants killing two elephants. The incident occurred one kilometer away from the Minneriya railway station.

The train too had derailed as a result of the collision and had caused a spill of fuel.

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