Eye
witnesses said that the bodies of the victims were beyond recognition.
The driver’s identity was established after tracing his identity card.
He was identified as Udaya Asiri Wijeratne.
Six persons including two children were killed when an overloaded three wheeler they were travelling in collided with the Yal Devi
Express train bound for Vavuniya from Colombo, at an unprotected
railway crossing in Ambanpola, Kirimetiyawa yesterday morning.
There were seven persons in the vehicle, three males and four females.
A woman who was in a serious condition was admitted to the Kurunegala hospital. She succumbed to her injuries.
The victims were returning after visiting a relative and were on their way to a ‘Devalaya’
