Father and son killed in motorcycle-train collision

Father and son killed in motorcycle-train collision

April 16, 2022   03:59 pm

Two members of the same family died today (April 16) in a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a train on the Weliwatte level crossing in Balapitiya.

A father and son, aged 41 and 15 years respectively, who were on the motorcycle, have been hit by a train on the coastal line.

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