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

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)