Five persons have been killed in four road accidents yesterday while several others were injured, the Police Media Unit stated. Two persons were killed in a road accident in the Parasangaswewa area in Anuradhapura yesterday. In the accident, a private bus collided head-on with a motorcycle. The motorcycle rider and the pillion rider were killed. The deceased were identified as residents of the Sadamalgama area in Rambewa. Meanwhile, one person has been killed in a road accident near the Pinnaduwa Police Station on the Southern Expressway. The accident took place when a lorry carrying cement collided with a cab. The deceased has been identified as a cab driver, a resident of Samanthurai. A 57-year-old man, who was a resident of Mahiyanganaya, was killed when his motorcycle was collided with a bus. Another fatal road accident took place in the Gokarella area yesterday when a lorry and a motorcycle collided head-on. The deceased has been identified as a 27 year old resident of Ibbagamuwa.