Sri Lanka, May 16 -- A complaint has been lodged with the police in connection with the Wanawasala train derailment, according to the Railway Department's Superintendent of Train Operations, Asanka Samarasinghe.

Further details have emerged regarding the train derailment that occurred in the early hours of today (16) on the railway line between Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations.

Samarasinghe stated that, according to preliminary information, it has been revealed that the accident was caused by the removal of metal plates from a switch point, used to guide train wheels from one track to another.

He further noted that police are currently conducting a site inspection and carrying out investigations into the incident.

Expressing h...