Two died and 10 others were injured in a lorry-van collision that occurred on Tuesday night at Madatugama.
The deceased were identified as 52-year-old Abdeen Ishak and 42-year-old Nurdeen Sameera Umma, both residents of Negampaha.
The passengers in the van were on their way home from the Qatar Embassy in Colombo, after inquiring about a relative who had died in Qatar.
The accident had taken place when the lorry driver had attempted to overtake a motorcycle.
The injured had been admitted to the Dambulla Weera Denzil Kobbekaduwa Base Hospital.
Kekirawa police are investigating.