Lorry crashes into shop
A lorry toppled after crashing into a roadside shop on Colombo- Kandy Road in Meepitiya area yesterday (1) at around 3.05p.m. The driver has lost control of the vehicle moments before the accident, Police told Ceylon Today Online.
A woman and a man –who were inside the shop at the time of the accident, have been critically injured. They both died after being admitted to Kegalle hospital.
The deceased were a 78-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman. Their remains are kept at the morgue of Kegalle hospital. The post mortem examinations are to be held today (2).
The lorry driver responsible for the accident has been taken into police custody. He will be produced before Kegalle magistrate today (2). Kegalle Police is conducting further investigations on the matter.