The passenger flyover at Egoda Uyana Railway Station on the Mahudubada Railway Line collapsed last night. The bridge collapsed shortly after a train headed towards Galle.
However, no one was on the bridge at the time of the collapse, and no one was injured, it is reported.
The accident, which occurred at around 7.40 last night, has blocked the Moratuwa to Panadura route, and train traffic is being operated on only one lane.