One person was killed and three others sustained injuries when a train collided with a car at a railway crossing in Dodanduwa, Hikkaduwa.
Police said that the accident had occurred at around 7.00 p.m. yesterday at the railway crossing located on Saranajothi Mawatha in Dodanduwa.
The car had collided with the ‘Sagarika’ train traveling from Colombo to Matara. One person travelling in the car had succumbed to injuries at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital and three others are said to be in a critical condition. Hikkaduwa Police are conducting investigations.