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Sri Lanka Police Arrest Suspect In Alleged Railway Sabotage After Train Derailment Injures 12
24htopnews | May 17, 2026 3:08 PM CST

Sri Lanka Police arrested a suspect accused of sabotaging a railway track near Wanawasala by allegedly removing lock bars and plates, causing a Colombo-bound train to derail. One carriage overturned between Wanawasala and Hunupitiya, injuring 12 passengers.

Sri Lankan police have arrested a suspect accused of sabotaging a railway track near Wanawasala by allegedly removing lock bars and plates, an act investigators believe led to a train derailment that injured 12 passengers.

The incident occurred on Saturday morning involving a train travelling from Polgahawela to Colombo along Sri Lanka’s main railway line.

One Carriage Overturned

According to local media reports, the derailment took place between Wanawasala and Hunupitiya, where one carriage overturned after the train left the tracks.


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