The Galgamuwa Police say that the motorcyclist who died in a road accident that occurred today at Mahagalkadawala on the Padeniya-Anuradhapura road has been identified as the brother of Public Security Minister Annanda Wijepala.
The deceased in this accident, which occurred at around 6:30 this morning, has been identified as K.S.M. Piyasena Dissanayake (63), a resident of Maha Illuppallam. It is reported that he was returning home on his motorcycle after attending a function at the house of his younger brother, a resident of Maha Galkadawala.
The accident occurred when a lorry parked in the Mahagalkadawala bend collided with the police.
Officers from the Traffic Division of the Galgamuwa Police are conducting further investigations.