An individual who was travelling on the roof of an overcrowded train has died in an accident near the Horape Railway Station this morning (Sep 12).
According to media reports, the youth had travelled on the roof of the train plying from Kandy to Colombo and had knocked on the roof of the Horape Railway Station.
The 20-year-old youth had then fallen off the train and sustained serious injuries after which he had succumbed to injuries on the spot.
It is reported that the youth had travelled on the roof of the train due to several trains being cancelled due to a strike action.
At least 20 scheduled train services were cancelled today due to a strike launched by the Sri Lanka Locomotive Operating Engineers Union. (NewsWire)