A motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries and the pillion rider was admitted to hospital after receiving serious injuries due to a cab - motorcycle collision in Aralaganwila on Monday.
According to the police, the accident took place at about 2.30pm on Monday on the 503 road in a junction in Aralaganwila.
The two victims had received serious injuries after their motorcycle collided head on with the cab which came from the opposite direction.
The cab driver too was admitted to Aralaganwila Government Hospital due to injuries.
The motorcyclist was identified as Hirana Pathiranage Chaminda Ekanayake, 40, a resident of Veheragama in Aralaganwila.
The postmortem was to be carried out by the Inquirer into Sudden Deaths of the Aralaganwila Government Hospital yesterday.
Investigations are continuing.
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