One dead as train collides with van in Wenamulla

One person has died after a van collided with a train at a railway crossing in Wenamulla, Ambalangoda.

The driver of the van, a 67-year-old resident of Wenamulla, had been killed in the accident which had occurred this morning (13).

It is reported that the van had collided with a slow traveling towards Colombo as the driver attempted to pass through the railway crossing where the signal lights are out of order.

Local residents claim that a signal light system has been installed at the railway crossing, but it has been out of service for a long time.