One person was killed, and another critically injured, following a motor accident in Puwakpitiya, Galewala, on the Dambulla- Kurunegala main road.The accident occurred when a private bus collided head on with a three wheeler.

The deceased was a forty-seven-year-old retired soldier.Police said that he succumbed to his injuries after being admitted to hospital. His body is currently lying at the Dambulla Base Hospital.

Police note that reckless driving on the part of the bus driver was the cause of the accident. The driver of the bus was arrested. He is to be produced before the Dambulla Magistrate’s Court today.

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