Five killed in van accident [February 11 2014]

Five persons including two women who were travelling in a van killed on the spot while six others including the driver of the vehicle sustained injuries when the van crashed into a tipper in Mankulam on A9 Road this morning.

The van which was believed to have travelled in a high speed towards Jaffna had crashed against the rear of a tipper being parked by the roadside.

The casualties had been rushed to Kilinochchi Hospital in a critical condition, the police said.