Army corporal dies, 18 soldiers injured in accident

Army corporal dies, 18 soldiers injured in accident

May 17, 2013   11:42 am

An Army corporal was killed and 18 other soldiers were injured after a lorry toppled near the Settikulam Railway Station on the Settikulam Road, Mannar.

A lorry transporting soldiers to the Pudukulam Army Camp from the Maradamadu Army Camp was involved in the accident which occurred this morning.

Sixteen of the wounded soldiers are being treated at the Settikulam Hospital while the rest have been admitted to the Vavuniya Hospital.


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