A motorcycle that strayed into the Katunayake-Colombo Expressway through the Peliyagoda entry point, has reportedly met with an accident. Police say the thirty-eight-year-old motorcyclist was killed in the incident.

The police added that the motorcycle which entered the expressway evading police restrictions had collided with a car plying along the expressway at around 10:50 p.m on  Thursday night.

A female passenger is currently receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital.

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