Colombo (News 1^st) – An accident along the Southern Expressway has claimed the lives of two foreign nationals while three others had sustained injuries.

According to the Police, a van had collided with a lorry which was parked owing to a breakdown. A 34-year-old woman and a four-year-old child were killed in the incident.

The injured have been admitted to the Elpitiya and Nagoda hospitals for treatment.

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