COLOMBO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and six others were injured after a lorry collided with a wild elephant and toppled in Polonnaruwa, North Central Sri Lanka, on Friday, police said.
The police said there were eight people in the lorry when the accident took place, and the injured were admitted to regional hospitals.
The police are conducting further investigations.
There were 2,557 deaths resulting from 2,200 fatal traffic accidents in Sri Lanka in 2023, police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said recently. ■
