A cable-car taxi at the Na Uyana Aranya Senasana in Melsiripura collapsed last night (24).

Seven monks are reported to have died in the accident.

Two of the deceased monks are foreign nationals, and their bodies have been deposited at the Gokarella Hospital.

The bodies of the other monks are reported to have been deposited at the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital.

There were 13 monks in the taxi at the time of the accident.

The seriously injured monks have been admitted to the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital. die.