Colombo (News1st): Two lives were claimed when a motorbike collided with a train plying from Puttalam to Colombo. The accident occurred near the Ja-Ela – Thudella level crossing.

Another was seriously injured in the accident. Police said a mother, father, and a son had traveled on the motorbike. The injured person has been admitted to the Ragama Hospital.

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