🚨 Fatal Accidents
Severity: Fatal
📍 Athumalpitiya, Kumbukkang Aaruwa on the Polonnaruwa - Higurakgoda main road, Polonnaruwa
A car and a motorcycle collided head-on on the Polonnaruwa-Higurakgoda main road, killing one person and injuring two others.
📅 Sep 24, 2026, 12:13 PM
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🚑 Injured
2
⚰️ Fatalities
1
🚗 Vehicles
Car, Motor Bicycle
🌧️ Road Condition
Dry
A 70-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed in an accident this morning (24) when a car driven recklessly by the driver collided head-on with a motorcycle near the Athumalpitiya, Kumbukkang Aaruwa Bridge on the Polonnaruwa-Higurakgoda main road.
A 70-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed in an accident this morning (24) when a car driven recklessly by the driver collided head-on with a motorcycle near the Athumalpitiya, Kumbukkang Aaruwa bridge on the Polonnaruwa-Higurakgoda main road. "To create a society free from road accidents through safe driving, the photos of this accident are published to help keep in mind"
Photo Credit - Nimal Jayarathna | Manampitiya
🛡️ Official Road Safety Advisory
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 Polonnaruwa, 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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