COLOMBO (News 1st); Popular Sri Lankan movie actor Jackson Anthony was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Colombo National Hospital following an accident in Anuradharapura on Saturday (2) night.

A Hospital Spokesperson said that he was admitted to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital along with two others and was subject to a surgery before he was transferred to Colombo.

All three people were serious injured in the accident that took place in Thalawa when their SUV crashed on to a wild elephant.

The two other people are currently being treated at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital and one of them is in the ICU.

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