Three people have died following an accident involving an army jeep and a three-wheel along the A9 road near the Iyakachchi junction in Jaffna at 5:30 pm today (Jan 08).
According to the police, the accident had occured when the three-wheel which was travelling towards Kandy had collided with the jeep that was travelling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the three-wheel and two passengers were admitted to the Palai Hospital following which they succumbed to their injuries.
Police have identified the victims as 36-year old Perumal Jayakumar - the driver of the three-wheel, 32-year old Gunaratnam Gunadas and 26-year old Sivapalan Radeeswaran.
The driver of the jeep has been taken into custody by the police and is expected to be produced before the Kilinochchi Magistrates Court tomorrow.
A post-mortem examination on the remains of the victims will be carried out at the Kilinochchi hospital tomorrow.
Palai police are conducting further investigations into the accident.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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