Motorcyclist killed in multiple-vehicle collision
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Motorcyclist killed in multiple-vehicle collision

August 3, 2019   02:51 pm

One person has died in a multiple-vehicle collision at Imiyangoda junction in Wariyapola police division.

A motorcycle and a car that had been travelling on the same lane had collided last night (02). The car had veered off and subsequently crashed against a bus which had arrived from the opposite direction.

The motorcyclist, the pillion rider and the driver of the car were hospitalized as they sustained severe injuries in the accident. The 39-year-old motorcyclist had later succumbed to injuries.

Wariyapola Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.

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