A young Police officer was killed in a road accident involving a private passenger bus and a motorcycle in the Tissamaharama Police Division on Wednesday (24) afternoon.
Police stated that the accident had occurred when a private passenger bus, travelling from Tissamaharama to Kataragama, crossed the double line on the road to recklessly overtake a tractor and collided with an oncoming motorcycle. The collision took place in the Punchi Akuregoda area on the Kataragama-Tissamaharama road. The motorcyclist who sustained critical injuries in the accident had been rushed to the Debarawewa Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon admission.
The deceased was identified as a 22-year-old constable attached to the Kataragama Police Station. He was a resident of the Welimada area. The body of the deceased officer has been placed at the mortuary of the hospital.
Meanwhile, the 39-year-old driver of the private passenger bus has been arrested in connection with the accident caused by his reckless driving.