A lorry traveling on the Nuwara Eliya road through Kirimatiya in Talawakele ran off the road and fell down a 200-foot cliff in Desford area, killing one passenger and injuring two others, Nanu Oya Police said.
The police say that the person who lost his life was Vadamalai Mylvaganam (57), who was a resident of Desford Estate, Nanuoya.
The driver and assistant driver of the lorry were injured in the accident and were admitted to the Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital for treatment.
It has been revealed in the initial investigations conducted by the police that the person who lost his life boarded this lorry, which was transporting a load of logs, on the way to Nanu Oya, and when he boarded the lorry and was traveling a short distance, the lorry met with an accident.