Two young riders defying cop’s order to stop, die in accident

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Two teenagers who were riding on a motorcycle disobeying police order, died when their motorcycle crashed with a lorry at Kitulkote Junction in Lunugamvehera on the Thanamalwila-Wellawaya main road, police said.

Two policemen attached to the Lunugamvehera Police Traffic Division ordered the riders to stop at the Ellagala Junction last night. However, the motorcycle sped away towards Thanamalwila defying the policemen's order to stop, police said.

The accident took place when the two policemen gave chase after the speeding young riders, but the duo slammed against a lorry and both the riders were thrown onto the road and run over by the same lorry which they were attempting to overtake and escape.

Police said the deceased were residents of Tissamaharama.(Ajithlal Shantha Udaya)

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Kikazaru Wednesday, 20 October 2021 02:48 PM

These two deaths (murders) where cased due to the boys being chased by the police. It was like what happened to George Floyd in the US.

Roy Berman Wednesday, 20 October 2021 05:32 PM

100% you are wrong... (George Floyd obeyed the order. These boys disobeyed the order) The young could have stop the bike obeying police order.

Leonard Wednesday, 20 October 2021 06:25 PM

George Floyd, too, disobeyed the order to get in the police vehicle. Hence what is called a "neck restraint" was applied to him to subdue him with, as we know, tragic consequences.

M. Jayath Wednesday, 20 October 2021 05:57 PM

Nope 200% wrong to.blame the police. They were doing their duty. The youngests ' d have avoided the fatal accident if they had obeyed. It's sad that we lost two of our future generations

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