Four Russian nationals, including two children, were rescued from drowning in the seas off Hikkaduwa by police lifeguard officers on Tuesday.

The rescued individuals include a 40-year-old man, a 39-year-old woman, and two children aged 7 and 13, Police said. (Newswire)

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Three persons, including two Russian nationals, have been injured in an accident reported in the Kilometer 01.1 R area on the Southern Expressway in the Homagama Police Division last night (30).

The Police stated that the van in which the group was travelling had collided from behind with a lorry travelling from Matara – Kadawatha.

The injured van driver aged 25 years, and a Russian man and a Russian woman, both aged 59 years, have been admitted to the Homagama Hospital following the accident.

The Homagama Police is conducting investigations into the accident. (NewsWire)

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