A three-wheeler-van collision killed a Buddhist monk and another individual on the Jaffna-Kandy A9 road last evening, Madawachchi Police said.
The Police said while the deceased Buddhist monk, Periyaulukkulame Sunanda Thera and the other individual rode in the three-wheeler, twelve others who sustained injuries travelled in the van.
The van met with the accident while proceeding from Madawachchi to attend a wedding, the Police said.
Madawachchi Police is investigating.
