A couple was run over by a train this morning along the Colombo - Galle Railway Line in Wellawatte.
According to the locomotive driver the couple had walked from the beach towards the railway line and stood in front of the approaching train, police sources said.
The victims have been identified as a 25 years-old female and 24 years-old male who are the residents of Hatton.
The bodies has been transferred to the Kalubowila Hospital for the post-mortem.
