අකුරණ මාරක රිය අනතුර නිසා මහනුවර - මාතලේ පාරේ ගමනාගමනය කුරුගොඩින් අවහිර වෙයි : විකල්ප මාර්ග භාවිතා කරන්නැයි ඉල්ලීමක්

A cement truck was involved in a multi-vehicle collision in the Kurugoda area of Akurana, near the 7th kilometre post on the Kandy–Matale main road, on the morning of October 19, 2026. Early Newswire reports said at least four people had died, with several injured. A later Newswire update raised the death toll to six and said five people were hurt and taken to hospital.

Newswire reported that CCTV footage showed the cement-laden truck travelling at speed while pushing a motorcycle shortly before the collision. The report said the driver had reportedly lost control and the truck struck eight vehicles, including three-wheelers, another lorry and motorcycles. Hiru News separately described the crash in a headline as involving 10 vehicles.

Accounts of injuries also varied: Ada Derana’s Sinhala headline reported eight injured people in hospital, while a Hiru News Tamil headline said six people were injured. The early reports described some injured people as being in critical condition, but did not provide further detail.

The crash caused major traffic disruption along the Kandy–Matale road. Hiru News reported that traffic was blocked around Kurugoda and called on motorists to take alternative routes. The reports provided no further information about the investigation or next steps.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.