A female child, aged 03 months and 23 days, has died in a multi-vehicle collision reported on the Colombo-Kandy main road in the Peliyagoda Police Division last evening.
According to the Police, a three-wheeler travelling from Colombo towards Kandy had collided with a motorcycle and a car parked near a pedestrian crossing near Rohana Viharaya.
Two young children travelling in the three-wheeler were seriously injured in the accident, with the infant succumbing to injuries after being admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo.
The mother of the children, the driver of the three-wheeler and another person who was travelling in the three-wheeler were also injured and admitted to the Colombo National Hospital.
The deceased infant has been identified as a resident of Pattiya Junction, Kelaniya. The Peliyagoda Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)
