Three killed in three-wheeler-bus collision in Manampitiya

Three persons have been killed after the three-wheeler they were traveling in collided with a private bus at Manampitiya this morning (01).

The accident had occurred near the Kotaleeya Bridge at Manampitiya on the Polonnaruwa-Batticaloa main road when the three-wheeler collided head-on with the bus while attempting to overtake another bus, according to preliminary inquiries.

The three-wheeler involved in the collision was traveling from Aralaganwila to Matale while the private bus had been transporting a group of staff members to the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital from Polonnaruwa.