Four killed in head-on crash at Moronthuduwa
January 3, 2020 11:59 pm
Four persons have been killed in the accident at Moronthuduwa Junction on Kalutara-Bandaragama main road.
The accident has taken place at around 5.30 pm this evening (03) as a three-wheeler arriving from attempted to overtake another vehicle and crashed head-on into a tipper truck that came from the opposite direction.
A cyclist (65) who had been in the proximity also met with the accident and died on the spot.
Three persons who were inside the three-wheeler also succumbed to injuries. They were identified as persons aged between 29-35.
The driver of the tipper truck has been taken into custody and he is to be produced before Panadura Magistrate’s Court tomorrow (04).
