Passenger dies after falling off train roof in Horape.
A passenger who was on the roof of the Kandy to Colombo train had died after falling off in Horape on Tuesday (12) morning, said the Railway Control Room.
Local officials said that the deceased had boarded the train from the Ragama train station.
Passenger congestion was experienced at many railway stations across the country, due to a strike launched by the Locomotive Engineers.
The railway control room said that 19 train journeys were cancelled as a result of the strike.
However, the Sri Lanka Transport Board said that it deployed additional buses to multiple railway stations to transport passengers.
Railway workers attached to operating locomotives, and power sets went on strike at midnight on Monday (11), citing recruitment and retirement issues.
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