A father and daughter of the same family were killed in a car accident in the Galanigama area in Millaniya on the Southern Expressway this morning (15).
Three other passengers were also injured in the incident, police said.
The accident occurred when a car traveling from Matara to Colombo on a pilgrimage to Kataragama collided with a security fence near the 18th km post on the Southern Expressway.
The deceased have been identified as a four-year-old daughter and her 39-year-old father, both residents of Rerukana, Bandaragama.