COLOMBO (News 1st):- An 18-year-old youth died after an express train knocked him down at the Polgahawela railway station.

The police said that the boy had been knocked down by an express train travelling from Colombo to Jaffna. The deceased is a resident of Bambaragaswewa, Moragolla.

The body currently lies at the Kurunegala hospital. The Polgahawela police have commenced investigations on the matter.

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