Motocross driver Kaushalya dies in road accident

A leading motocross driver Kaushalya Samarasinghe was killed in a road accident in Bulathsinhala, Horana yesterday.

Police said the victim's motorcycle collided head-on with a bus at Govinna on the Mathugama-Horana main road on Saturday morning.

It was revealed that Kaushalya was riding on a high-speed motorcycle (250CC) along with a group of his friends who were on three other motorcycles.  

35-year-old Kaushalya, a resident of Maharagama, died on admission to the Horana Hospital.

The driver of the bus was arrested over the accident and the Bulathsinhala Police are conducting further investigations.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)