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Young couple killed in Horana road tragedy

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October 06, 2025

A fatal road accident at Kananwila, on the Horana—-Moragahahena Road, claimed the lives of a young married couple on Saturday (04) afternoon.

- BY PRADEEP PRASANNA SAMARAKOON

The victims, a 24-year-old man and his 21-year-old wife from Kiribathgoda, were riding a motorcycle when tragedy struck amid heavy rain.

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