Fatal accident on flyover

A motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a cab on the flyover in Athurugiriya, yesterday morning.

According to police, the mishap took place at about 8:45 am yesterday at the time of the cab driver’s attempt to overtake another vehicle. The motorcyclist was admitted to the Government Hospital in Athurugiriya. However, he was pronounced dead on admission to hospital.

The victim was identified Uoorapola Passaperuma Arachchilaage Lahiru Kavinda Abeysinghe, 20, and a resident of Welipillaawa in Dadigamuwa.

The postmortem was to be carried at the Government Hospital in Athurugiriya.