Five (05) individuals attached to the Presidential Security Division (PSD) died following an accident which occurred on the morning of Thursday September 10 on the Colombo – Minuwangoda main road.

The Nikaweratiya-bound SUV carrying the Presidential Security Division personnel collided on to two buses in Miriswatte, Minuwangoda.

The accident was captured on the CCTV cameras installed in a nearby establishment. The PSD personnel were on their way to attend a funeral in Nikaweratiya.

Four (04) of the five PSD personnel died on the spot and the other police officer succumbed to his injuries upon admission to hospital.

Six (06) others, including a woman who were seriously injured, were admitted to the Gampaha Hospital.

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