A woman died after being knocked down by a Kelani Valley train from Avissawella to Colombo at Watareka yesterday.
She was identified as M. H. Pushpa, 58, of Watareka Padukka.
She faced this tragedy while trying to cross the railway track.
The engine driver who stopped the train, handed over the body to the station master of the Meegoda station who informed the Padukka Police.
Police made arrangements to hand over the body to Homagama hospital for a postmortem.