Just a few days after the train accident in Patuhera, another train accident was reported in Aluthgama in the wee hours of Wednesday. 

The accident occurred when a train  transporting fuel from Galle collided with another train that was parked in the Aluthgama railway station, an official from the Department of Railways said.

The exact reason behind the accident is yet to be probed, he also said. "Soon after the accident occurred," he said, "one train was derailed." The incident, according to him, occurred at 1.15 am on Wednesday. 

As a result of the accident, train services on coastal lines have been delayed.