Kelaniya University Student on Bike Trip Falls in the Middle of the Road and Dies in Kalutara – CCTV

A University of Kelaniya student who was on a leisure trip with a group of friends on motorcycles was killed in a road accident this morning (08) in the Waskaduwa area of Kalutara. The victim has been identified as Sithum Sankalpa, a 21-year-old youth studying at the Faculty of Technology of the University of Kelaniya.

He met with the accident while travelling from Colombo towards Galle on motorcycles with five of his friends. Investigations by the Kalutara North Police have revealed that the motorcycle he was riding veered to the right side of the road and fell.

After falling onto the road, the student was run over by a vehicle transporting schoolchildren that was coming from the opposite direction. Reports have described the vehicle involved as both a school van and a school bus, and investigations have revealed that the student was run over by the vehicle's rear wheel. Kalutara North Police further stated that the student died on the spot.

The tragic incident caused heavy traffic congestion on the Galle Road, and police later took steps to bring the situation under control.

The driver of the bus has been arrested by police in connection with the accident and is due to be produced before the Kalutara Magistrate's Court.

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