COLOMBO (News 1st): A 15-year-old died when the three-wheeler in which he was travelling collided with a tipper truck at the 4th-mile post at  Haraniyawatha, Kiriella.

The accident injured a woman and her two children who were travelling in the three-wheeler. One of the children died while receiving treatment. The owner of the tipper has been arrested over the incident.

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