VIDEO: Woman and child die in motorcycle accident
September 28, 2011 12:33 pm
A woman and a young girl were killed after a motorcycle collided with a van on the Vavuniya road in Medawachchiya, police stated.
The two victims were riding on the motorcycle when it collided with the van which was travelling from Anuradhapura to Vavuniya.
The motorcyclist was also injured in the incident and is receiving treatment at the Anuradhapura hospital while the 29-year-old woman and the three-year-old girl succumbed to their injuries.
Police added that the van driver was taken into custody.