One person was killed and nine others were injured after a van and a bowser collided head on, on the Badulla – Colombo main road. The police media unit reported that the accident occurred around 1.30 on Monday  morning.

The deceased was a fifty-year-old from in Kirillewela.

They added that the van driver and eight passengers were admitted to the Ratnapura Hospital. The driver of the bowser has been arrested.

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