One killed, 7 injured in expressway accident

8 December 2015 04:08 am Views - 6997

A 28-year-old woman was killed and seven other people were injured when a van skidded off the road and crashed into a safety fence at the 73 km post on the Southern Expressway this morning, Police said.

They said the van, belonging to the Agricultural Insurance Board was travelling from Kadawata to Godagama when the accident occurred.

The victim was a resident of Ratnapura. The injured were admitted to the Karapitiya Hospital.