(UTV|COLOMBO) – Train services along the Batticaloa railway have been temporarily suspended as a train collided with three elephants.
The incident took place at Puwakpitiya area between Palugasweva and Galoya around 4.00 AM this morning (18).
Five elephants have died after being hit by a train transporting fuel from Kolonnawa to Batticaloa.
An Official of the Railway Control Room confirmed the accident had occurred in Puwakpitiya, and the train had derailed due to the accident.