16 June 2020 12:03 am
Vinavi Mapitigama (41), the daughter of veteran film Director Chandraratne Mapitigama, was killed and two others were injured when two cars collided head-on at Wellawatta on the Old Havelock Road on Sunday.
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By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya
Vinavi Mapitigama (41), the daughter of veteran film Director Chandraratne Mapitigama, was killed and two others were injured when two cars collided head-on at Wellawatta on the Old Havelock Road on Sunday.
Police said the accident involving a Wagon R vehicle and a sports car occurred at around 5.30 p.m. on Sunday opposite the Institute of Accounting Studies (IAS) at Pamankada.
They said the deceased Vinavi and her husband were travelling in the Wagon R.
The injured were admitted to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital where Vinavi succumbed to injuries.
The driver of the sports car was admitted to a private hospital.
The deceased is a resident of Gorakapitiya, Piliyandala.