Three youths from the Sri Lankan refugee camp in Gummidipoondi of Chennai, Tamil Nadu were killed after the motorbike in which they were travelling collided with a truck on Sunday night, The New Indian Express reported.
The deceased were identified as Dayalan (19), Charles (21) and John 20. Police said the trio were working as painters in construction sites across Thiruvallur. On Sunday, they were returning home and Charles was driving, said a senior police officer.
At around 9 pm, while they were near Pethikuppam village in Gummidipoondi, they began to record a video. Charles lost control of the bike and hit a truck, said the police. All of them fell on the road. Passersby informed the police and rushed them to a hospital, where they were declared dead.(The New Indian Express)
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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