Six Lives Lost in Road Accidents Within 24 Hours

COLOMBO (News1st): Six people have died in road accidents reported across the country within the past 24 hours.

Police said a father and his one-year-old daughter were killed, while the mother sustained injuries, when their motorcycle collided with a cement-loaded truck in the Puthur area along the Puliyankulam–A-09 road.

The motorcycle was attempting to overtake a bus at the time of the accident.

The deceased were identified as a 41-year-old man and his one-year-old daughter, both residents of Jaffna.

The injured mother was initially admitted to Puliyankulam Hospital before being transferred to Vavuniya Hospital for further treatment.

Meanwhile, a 26-year-old couple from Ihalayagoda, Weliweriya, died when their motorcycle collided with a bus in the Henegama area of Weliweriya.

In a separate incident, a 64-year-old three-wheeler driver from Panagoda died after his vehicle collided with a van in the Maya Mawatha area along the Pitipana–Moragahahena road.

Another motorcyclist, aged 48, died when his motorcycle collided with a private bus in the Kirimanagoda area along the Imbulamura–Balangoda road.