Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Three people, including a three-year-old child, have died in separate road accidents reported across various parts of the country, police stated.

The accidents were reported yesterday (30) in Kattankudy, Pooneryn and Mankulam.

A bus traveling from the Kalmunai-Batticaloa road to the Arayampathy-Kali Kovil by-road in Kattankudy, collided with a child while reversing, causing a tragic accident.

The child, who sustained serious injuries in the accident, succumbed upon admission to the Arayampathy Hospital.

The deceased was a 3-year-old child residing in Arayampathy 01 area.

Meanwhile, a youth died after a van collided with a motorcycle in Pooneryn along the Jaffna-Mannar road.

Both the motorcyclist and the van driv...