COLOMBO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and several others injured in a head-on collision between a car and a van in Navadankulama in Sri Lanka's Northwestern province on Monday morning, police said.

The victims included two women and one man who had been traveling in the car. Another injured passenger is being treated at a regional hospital, police said.

Seven out of the nine individuals were injured and admitted to the hospital.

Mundalama Police have launched further investigations into the accident. ■