Cop dead, 9 injured as van falls into precipice

Cop dead, 9 injured as van falls into precipice

June 20, 2015   11:07 am

A police constable was killed and another 09 officers were injured after the van they were traveling in fell into a precipice in Passara this morning.

Police said that the van, which was transporting a group of police officers, fell into the precipice in the 14th Mile Post area on the Passara-Buttala road at around 1.00am today.

The injured police officer have been admitted to the Passara Hospital.  

 

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