Five persons were killed in road accidents island wide on Sunday (05),” Police said.
A man who was repairing the road near the Ganewalpola culvert in Maradankadawala died after being hit by a excavator. The deceased has been identified as a 33-year-old resident of Galenbindunuwewa, Namalpura.
Meanwhile, a 14-year-old child died on admission to the Embilipitiya Hospital after being hit by a lorry on the Panamura Middeniya Road in the Panamura Police Division. The deceased has been identified as a 14-year-old resident of Panamura Middeniya.
A motorcyclist died on admission to the Ragama Hospital after crashing into a lamp post near Kirillawala Maha Vidyalaya in the Kadawatha Police Division.The deceased has been identified as a 27-year-old resident of Galenbindunuwewa, Anuradhapura.
A pedestrian who was seriously injured in a collision with a motorbike in the Halmillakotuwa area in Kadawalagedara in the Kobeigane Police Division died on admission to the Kobeigane Hospital. The deceased has been identified as a 76-year-old resident of Kobeigane
A motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into the back of a lorry parked at the Nelumkanuwa junction on the Rambewa road in the Katupotha Police Division. The crash occurred due to a technical fault. The deceased has been identified as a 24-year-old resident of Matiyagane.
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