Sri Lanka, April 12 -- A total of six individuals have been killed in separate road accidents reported from several parts of the island within the past 24 hours, police stated.

An accident was reported when a lorry travelling towards Kottawa collided with another lorry plying in the same direction near the 54.9 km post along the Southern Expressway.

The driver and two passengers travelling in one of the lorries were seriously injured, and two of them later succumbed to their injuries while receiving treatment at the Nagoda Teaching Hospital.

The deceased, aged 62 and 64 have been identified as residents of Tissamaharama, police said.

In a separate incident, a motorcycle ridden recklessly collided head-on with a bus in Maradankadawala,...