A school student has been killed after being run over by a train in Gampaha.

According to the Railway Control Room,  the victim who is a GCE Advanced Level student, was run over by a train engine plying from Ratmalana to Veyangoda around 1.30 on Tuesday afternoon while the student was returning home from school.

The accident had occurred when the student had attempted to cross a railway level crossing in the Gampaha town. The victim is a resident of the Sapumal Uyana area in Nedungama.

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