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Three perish in head-on collision between trishaw and SUV

by Norman Palihawadane Three people, including a 10-day-old infant, were killed in a head-on collision between an SUV and a three-wheeler in the Gonamariyawa area on the Medawachchiya–Kebithigollewa main road yesterday morning (27), police said. The deceased were identified as a 49-year-old woman from Padavi Sri Pura, her 26-year-old daughter and the grandchild. Police said the […]

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