Two soldiers were killed when the three-wheeler they were travelling in, fell off a 90 foot precipice in Matara close to the Nawimana temple.

According to the police, three other soldiers were injured in the accident.
The victims of the incident which occurred on Wednesday morning were soldiers attached to the Nawimana Army Camp.

The deceased have been identified as a forty-eight-year-old resident of Thalawa and a thirty-three-year old resident of the Matara area.The Police said that the three-wheeler they were travelling in had fallen off the precipice and onto the roof of a house.

The injured are currently receiving treatment at the Matara General Hospital.

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