COLOMBO (News 1st) – An accident along the Ampara Kalmunai main road claimed the lives of two people and left one child injured.

According to a spokesperson of the police, a tipper transporting sand had collided head-on with a van. Two people who had sustained serious injuries died upon admission to the Ampara hospital.

The deceased, the driver of the van and his wife, have been identified as residents of  Haththissa Mahan-Boga.

The driver of the tipper has been arrested.

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