INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A fuel train has actually derailed between Hingurakgoda and Gal Oya train stations after colliding against a herd of wild elephants. The
Railway Department sad that an overall of 4 fuel tankers have actually thwarted which 2 of them have actually fallen and that the train
engine and another compartment have also derailed. It is likewise reported that two elephants have died in the collision with the train
while a number of other elephants have been critically injured.Meanwhile, the derailment has also significantly harmed the train track, Ada
Derana press reporter said.The occurrence had taken place at around 3.30 a.m
today (18) while the train was transporting fuel from the Kolonnawa Petroleum Storage Terminal to Batticaloa. Train services on the
Batticaloa-Colombo main line have been totally stopped presently while the train department has actually cancelled the trains scheduled to
travel from Colombo Fort to Batticaloa and vice versa today (18 ).
