The jeep carrying former Speaker Ashoka Ranwala has collided head-on with a car in the Sapugaskanda area, causing a serious accident.
A woman and a small child in the car were injured in the accident that occurred in the Sapugaskanda Denismalla area at around 7.45 pm and were hospitalized. The injured woman is receiving treatment at the Kiribathgoda Hospital’s Primary Care Unit, while the child was immediately transferred to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital, a spokeswoman for the Kiribathgoda Hospital said.
MP Ashoka Ranwala, who was also injured in the accident, has also been admitted to the Kiribathgoda Hospital for treatment.
Sapugaskanda Police say that the jeep and car involved in the accident have now been taken into police custody.