Three individuals travelling in the jeep transporting security staff for Uva Province Chief Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, were killed on Tuesday after their vehicle crashed into a stationary tipper in Mahogadayaya, Buttala.

According to the Police, four others have sustained serious injuries in the accident which took place at around 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday.

The injured have been admitted to the Sirigala Hospital.

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