• Most involve 3-wheelers 

Four people have died in separate road accidents in several parts of the island on 2 June.

Accordingly, a three-wheeler heading towards Tappahenawatta on Mahabage’s 20-foot by-road, veered off the road and crashed into a wall on 2 June morning. The driver succumbed to his injuries after being admitted to the Ragama Teaching Hospital. The deceased was a 19-year-old resident of Magulpokuna, Ragama.

Meanwhile, a three-wheeler traveling from Athurugiriya towards Kottawa overturned and collided with an oncoming car near the Mendis bend on the Kottawa-Athurugiriya road on 2 June evening. The driver of the three-wheeler, three passengers, and the driver of the car were admitted to the Homagama Base Hospital. However, two passengers of the three-wheeler had succumbed to injuries. The deceased were residents of Hikkaduwa and Haputale, aged 42 and 54.

Additionally, near the Muruthawela Junction in Nittambuwa on the Colombo-Kandy road, a motorcycle traveling from Colombo towards Kandy has collided with a pedestrian on 2 June night. The pedestrian, a 43-year-old resident of the Pasyala area, died upon admission to the Wathupitiwala Base Hospital.