One dead, two injured in motorcycle accident

One died and two others were injured when a motorcycle collided with a buffalo in Veniyarawela, Baddegama, on Tuesday.

The victims were a family of three; the deceased was a 43-year-old woman, while the injured were her husband and six-year-old son.

They are residents of No. 43, Baptist Village, Ampegama, Baddegama.

The family had been on their way to a dispensary to buy medicine for the child when the accident occurred. The injured were admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in Galle.

Hospital Coroner Thilak Prabath de Silva conducted a postmortem and said the victim had died from critical injuries to her head and chest.

Investigations are continuing.