Motorcyclist dies in crash with van in Wattala

A 19-year-old motorcyclist who collided with a van travelling from Wattala Hendala towards Uswatakeiyawa near the Dikowita bridge, was seriously injured and died on the spot, Wattala Police said.

Wattala police said that the deceased is Attanage Senura Theekshana, resident at Awarakotuwa, 8 th Lane, Hendala Wattala.

Police said that it has been discovered during investigations that the deceased had tried to overtake the van in front of him and then his motorcycle had collided with it. Police said that the body of the person who died in the accident is being kept at the Ragama Hospital Mortuary so that a post-mortem could be conducted.