Two adults and four children have died following a ferry accident in the Kurinchankerny lagoon in Kinniya, Trincomalee at around 7.30 this morning.
11 others who sustained injuries after the ferry that was transporting the group had capsized were admitted to the Kinniya Base Hospital.
Speaking to NewsRadio, Police Media Spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police Nihal Talduwa said the bodies of the victims are placed at the Kinniya Hospital.
SSP Nihal Talduwa said Police and Navy teams have been deployed to search for the missing.
