Two people killed after van crashes into policemen in Rajagiriya

A van crashed into a group of policemen inspecting vehicles in Rajagiriya this morning killing a policeman and another person.

Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that the policemen were inspecting a mini lorry when the accident occurred.

A van had crashed into the policemen killing a Sub Inspector and an assistant of the mini lorry driver.

The accident had occurred on the Parliament Road between the Ayurveda round-about and the Rajagiriya flyover.

“The policemen where inspecting vehicles entering Colombo when a ‘Dimo Batta’ type lorry crashed into them,” the Police Spokesman said.

He said that a van heading to Borella from Battaramulla had then crashed into them.

This resulted in a 52-year-old Sub Inspector and an assistant of the lorry driver being killed.

The driver of the van has been arrested.  (ER)