Motor Traffic Department Team to Investigate Akurana Crash That Killed Four

COLOMBO (News 1st): A team from the Department of Motor Traffic is scheduled to arrive today to investigate the road accident that occurred yesterday in the Akurana Kurugoda 7th Post area, which claimed four lives.

Police stated that the driver of the cement mixer truck involved in the accident is scheduled to be produced before the Kandy Magistrate's Court today.

The accident occurred when a cement mixer truck traveling from Alawathugoda towards Kandy lost control and collided with four three-wheelers, three motorcycles, a tipper truck, and a small lorry.

It is reported that the cement mixer truck also collided with a transformer, and one of the motorcycles involved in the accident caught fire.

Police said that six other people sustained serious injuries in the accident and are currently receiving treatment at the Kandy National Hospital.

Among the four deceased is a woman.

They were residents of Akurana, Alawathugoda, and Matale.