A 22-year-old student who had obtained admission to the Arts Faculty of the Sri Jayawardanepura University is reported to have been killed on the spot when she was knocked down by a speeding lorry this morning at Balapitiya.

The police identified the victim as Nadishani de Silva who was a resident of Walagedara.

She was returning home after obtaining a blood and X-ray report required by the university when the tragedy occurred.  The killer-lorry had sped away after knocking down the woman. Her body was taken to the Balapitiya Base Hospital pending further inquiries.

The Ambalangoda police seek information from eyewitnesses to arrest the driver of the small lorry with a black rexene-covered hood. (Hemantha De Silva and Yasas Mendis)

Source: Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)