Fatal Tuk - Train collision : Three of same family dead

COLOMBO (News 1st); Three members of the same family were killed when a three-wheeler collided with a train at the Rathgama-Willama railway crossing in Galle on Tuesday (01).

Police stated that the driver of the three-wheeler, his mother-in-law and another relative were killed in the accident.

The wife of the three wheeler driver who was seriously injured in the accident has been admitted to the Karapitiya Hospital.

The accident occurred when the three-wheeler was traveling across the tracks when the train signals were activated.

The Railway Control Room stated that the three wheeler collided with the train traveling from Beliatta to Anuradhapura.