It is reported that traffic on the Southern Expressway was halted for almost an hour due to a road accident that occurred in the Angunakolapelessa police area on the Mattala-bound lane.
Police sources say that the accident occurred when a herd of buffaloes that had entered the road collided with a car and then collided with a lorry and a bus.
Two buffaloes that collided with the vehicles have died and two people who were traveling in the car have been injured.
The buffaloes broke through the safety net fence on the expressway and entered the road. It is reported that the owner of the buffaloes has been called to the police.