Sri Lanka, Oct. 19 -- A woman and a child were injured after a car collided with two other vehicles before veering off the road and crashing into them in the Wattakkaliya area along the Chilaw-Colombo main road.

The accident occurred at around 4.30 p.m., when the car, driven by a man returning home to Mundalama after attending a funeral in Chilaw, reportedly collided with another car travelling along the road.

The car then crashed into a tipper truck before veering off the road, hitting the woman and child and coming to a stop after colliding with a signboard.

The driver was subsequently subjected to a medical examination, with reports indicating that he had consumed alcohol.

Police also recovered bottles of liquor, cups and other be...