A police officer was killed, while three others including another police officer were hospitalised with injuries following a head-on collision involving two motorcycles in front of the Moragalla Tourist Police Station in Beruwala last morning (9).
The deceased was identified as Sub-Inspector Chathuranga Kasthuriarachchi, who was serving as the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Anti-Corruption Division of the Beruwala Police.
He had been travelling on a motorcycle along with a Police Constable when they had collided head-on with another motorcycle travelling in the opposite direction.
All four of them were rushed to the Kalutara Nagoda Hospital in critical condition, while the Sub-Inspector had succumbed to injuries shortly after.
Police also said that motorcycles were seriously damaged in the collision.
The Beruwala Police are conducting an investigation.
Sub-Inspector killed as motorcycles collide head-on
10 Oct 2022
Sub-Inspector killed as motorcycles collide head-on
10 Oct 2022