A 17-year-old student was killed in a collision between two motorbikes where school students raced!
A 17-year-old Malisa Mihiranga, a 17-year-old resident of Hasalaka, 08 Canal, who appeared for the ordinary level examination this time in an accident that occurred at around 5:00 a.m. the previous day (05) when 4 school students were riding two motorcycles at a high speed at a bend in the 13 canal area of Hasalaka - Wasgamuwa road, one motorcycle lost control and hit a concrete post. Unfortunately, a student of Pilhata Vidyalaya lost his life and the other three students were also injured and admitted to Mahiyangana National Hospital.
Accident 1st reminds all Sri Lankan motorists to exercise defensive driving, maintain safe headway distance, and adhere to posted speed limits. In case of emergency collisions or breakdowns in Kandy, immediately contact the 1990 Suwa Seriya Ambulance or 119 Police Hotline. For expressway emergencies on E01, E02, E03, and E04, dial 1969.
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