Soldier killed, nine injured in army cab-lorry collision

A soldier was killed and nine others injured when a lorry collided with an army cab at Vasanthanagar in Mankulam early this morning.

 

Police said the lorry travelling from Mankulam to Kilinochchi, crashed onto the cab ahead of it.

 

The injured soldiers were rushed to Kilinochchi Hospital, where one of them succumbed to injuries upon admission.

 

The deceased was identified as a 39-year-old sergeant of the Sri Lanka Army attached to the Murukkandi Army Camp.

 

The driver of the lorry was arrested over the accident.