COLOMBO, Apr 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – One soldier died and nine others were injured, when a truck collided with an army cab, in the area called Mankulam, in northern Sri Lanka today, police said.
The police said, the injured soldiers were rushed to a local hospital.
The deceased is a 39-year-old sergeant of the Sri Lanka Army, attached to the Murukkandi Army Camp in the north.
Accidents involving motor vehicles are common in Sri Lanka. There were 2,557 deaths resulting from 2,200 fatal traffic accidents in Sri Lanka in 2023.– NNN-XINHUA
