As a result of the incident, the vehicle drivers and passengers were in extreme distress.

National Highway No. 8 was closed since Tuesday morning in the 43-mile area of ??Atharomura after huge trees fell at two places.

Three huge trees on this road were cut down by workers under the observation of the TSR 12 Battalion of the Forest Department and the Fire Service and Emergency Department personnel after a long two to three hours of effort to make the road enable for traffic movements.

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