Four persons died as a result of accidents that occurred in four separate locations within the past 24 hours.

Police say that these accidents were reported from Aralagangwila, Haputale, Kattankudy and Bandaragama areas.

A 73-year-old person died following an accident that took place in Aralagangwila. Meanwhile a head-on collision between a lorry and motorcycle resulted in the death of one person in Haputale.

A motorcyclist has died following a collision between the motorcycle he was riding and a three-wheeler in Kattankudy, while another accident also occurred in Bandaragama.