Akurana Multi-Vehicle Crash: Cement Lorry Driver Arrested After Four Killed, Six Injured on Kandy–Matale Road
The driver of the cement lorry involved in the multi-vehicle collision in the Akurana area today (19), which claimed four lives, has been arrested. According to the Police, the driver was arrested by the Alawathugoda Police following the fatal accident.
The accident occurred this morning at Kurugoda Junction, near the seventh milepost in Akurana, along the Kandy–Matale A9 Road. Police stated that a bulk tanker lorry transporting cement powder from Alawathugoda towards Kandy had reportedly gone out of the driver's control and collided with several vehicles travelling ahead of it before overturning.
Four individuals were killed in the accident, while six others sustained serious injuries and were admitted to hospitals in Kandy and Akurana. Alawathugoda Police are conducting further investigations into the incident, and authorities are examining whether speed, mechanical failure or driver fatigue contributed to the loss of control.
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