Hotel worker dies in accident

A 55-year-old man died in a bicycle-lorry collision at the Thillayadi area on the Puttalam-Colombo main road on last Friday night.

Puttalam Police said the victim was a resident of the Thillayadi area. He was identified as Mohammed Sultan Sahabdeen and father of five.

The victim, a hotel employee, was returning home after visiting the mosque on his bicycle at around 11.30 pm when he collided with a lorry coming from the Nuraicholai area. He was pronounced dead on admission to hospital, police said.

The lorry driver was arrested.

Investigations are continuing.