A car-double cab collision killed three and injured five individuals at the Batugedara junction on the Colombo –Batticaloa road last night.
Of the three deceased were two men of the same family who travelled in the double cab and a woman who travelled in the car.
The deceased are namely Thondarage Gunapala (80), Thondarage Susantha (45) and Suriya Arachchige Pushpa Ranjani (60).
The injured were rushed to the Ratnapura Hospital.
Post-mortem examinations will be conducted today.
Ratnapura Police is investigating.