Two persons including a woman were killed in a road accident at Udapola Junction in Narammala, early this morning.
Police said a lorry, which was traveling at an excessive speed, had veered off the road and crashed onto a tree, injuring 8 occupants of the lorry, at around 12.15am.
A 48-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man died in the accident.
6 others including the driver are being treated at the Kurunegala Hospital.