Two individuals were reported dead after the car they were travelling in overturned into the Mahaweli Viyana canal on the Mahiyanganaya–Badulla road this morning.

It is reported that officers from the Mapakadawewa Police Training School, along with the Mahiyanganaya police and area residents, helped retrieve the vehicle from the canal. 

At the time, two individuals were found inside the vehicle and were immediately transferred to the Mahiyanganaya Base Hospital. However, they were both pronounced dead by the hospital. (Newswire/ Image- Accident1st)

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