Van crashes into transformer injuring 15 family members | Daily News

Van crashes into transformer injuring 15 family members

The crash injured 15 passengers in the van. Picture by Sigiriya Special Corr
The crash injured 15 passengers in the van. Picture by Sigiriya Special Corr

A family of 15 members was seriously injured and admitted to the Dambulla Hospital when the van they were travelling in ran off the Dambulla–Anuradhapura Road at Bulagala and crashed onto a transformer on June 17 morning, Dambulla police said.

The injured are residents of Boralanda, Welimada. They were travelling to Vavuniya to see a bride for a member of their family when the van veered off the road.

Police said the van driven at high speed had crashed into the transformer and toppled at a paddy field. The neighbours and commuters from a passing bus had rushed the injured to the hospital. Eight women, five men and two children are among the injured.

Investigations are continuing. 


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