Six persons were killed when a van ran off the road and hit a tree at Lunugamvehera in the Hambantota district in the early hours of today, Police said.
Three others injured in the accident are in a serious condition.
Police said that the driver had lost control of the vehicle travelling at high speed on the Kataragama - Lunugamvehera when the accident occured around 1.45 am.
They were residents of Unawatuna, Galle.
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Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
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