Two killed, three injured in Pothanegama accident

23 January 2019 02:19 pm Views - 3069

A mother and daughter were killed when the three-wheeler they were travelling in had collided with a cab on the Anuradhapura Puttalam New Road in Pothanegama, Anuradhapura this morning, the Police said.

They said the collision took place when the three-wheeler took a sudden U Turn to the opposite direction and collided with the cab travelling from Anuradhapura to Puttalam.

The deceased, aged 73 and 54, were identified as residents of Pandulagama.

The injured were admitted to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital. 

Two cab passengers including the driver and three-wheeler driver are among the injured. (Athula Bandara)