Two (02) Police officers have been critically injured in a motor accident that occurred near the Giri-pokunuwela area in Hettipola.

The Police Media Unit said that the accident occurred when a vehicle plying from Chilaw towards Kurunegala collided head on with a motorcycle plying in the opposite direction. A Police Sergeant and a Constable suffered serious injuries in the accident.

The injured Police officers were first admitted to the Hettipola Divisional Hospital before being transferred to the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital.

The driver of the vehicle involved in the accident had fled soon afterwards and the Police have commenced investigations to apprehend him.

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