Chandana Sooriyaarachchi arrested after road accident
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Chandana Sooriyaarachchi
National People’s Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Chandana Sooriyaarachchi has been arrested by Athurugiriya Police after a car he was driving struck and injured a pedestrian in Panagoda on October 7, 2026.
According to Police, the accident occurred on Wednesday night in the Medamandiya area of Panagoda when the car driven by the 50-year-old MP struck a pedestrian who was crossing the road.
The injured pedestrian, a 65-year-old resident of Nival Kandura, Hummanduwa, Wellawaya, was admitted to Homagama Base Hospital for treatment.
Police said the MP was taken into custody on suspicion of causing injuries to a pedestrian in a road accident.
He is expected to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.