It is reported that two accidents have occurred in two parts of the island in the past 10 hours from yesterday (15) afternoon to this morning (16).
One of the accidents occurred near the Yaka bend in Galoya on the Habarana-Kanthale road. Two passengers suffered minor injuries when the cab veered off the road and overturned.
The second accident occurred at around 4 am this morning in the Hatton-Colombo main road at the Hatton Stradan Watta area. A lorry transporting fruit veered off the road and fell into a tea estate about 50 feet below, injuring the driver and the assistant. They are receiving treatment at the Watawala Base Hospital.