Two including Police SI killed by speeding van in Rajagiriya
Posted by Editor on March 23, 2021 - 9:35 am
Two individuals including a police officer have been reported dead after a vehicle ran over them in Rajagiriya, Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.
Police Media Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said the group of officers were inspecting a lorry at around 4.30am near the Ayurveda Roundabout and the flyover bridge in Rajagiriya when a van plying from Battaramulla to Borella rammed on to the group killing a 52-year-old SI attached to the Police Emergency Unit.
The assistant of the lorry was also killed in the accident.
The driver of the van, a resident of Thalawathugoda has been arrested by the Welikada Police.
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