An Australian woman has been killed and her daughter injured in Sri Lanka after the hired taxi they were travelling in crashed.
The tourist is believed to be a 67-year-old Sydney woman of Fijian-Indian origin.
According to local media reports, the car plunged from a cliff at Dara Wanguwa in Hemmathagama, around 100 kilometres north-east of the capital Colombo.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it is providing assistance to the family.
“We send our deepest condolences to the family,” a spokesperson said.
“Consular officials from the High Commission in Colombo are supporting another Australian woman who was injured in the accident.”
