Puttalam PS Chairman dies in accident
Chaminda Perera
Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman R.P.Diluk Pathirage died in a
motor accident near the Deduru Oya bridge on the Colombo – Puttalam road
in the wee hours of yesterday.
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The PS Chairman’s vehicle |
According to Police sources, the vehicle carrying the PS Chairman
crashed into a tipper near the bridge severely injuring both the
Chairman and his driver.
The PS Chairman died on admission to the Chilaw Base Hospital. The
driver of the vehicle Sujith Kumara is receiving treatment at the Chilaw
Base Hospital.
The driver of the tipper was arrested by Police. Police said the
number of road accidents are increasing at an alarming rate. Pathirage
who contested the last local government election on the UPFA ticket
obtained the highest number of preferential votes.
According to police statistics, an average of six persons die daily
in road accidents. Police said bus drivers are responsible for the
majority of accidents followed by motorcyclists and three wheeler
drivers.
The Colombo national hospital sources also said that the number of
accidents victims durng the last Sinhala and Hindu new year has
increased drastically as against the figures in 2012. It is an
incrase of 4 per cent, a senior official of the hospital told the Daily
News. |
