According to Dehiwala police, the driver of the three-wheeler died on the spot in an accident that occurred near the Dehiwala airport near the Young Buddhist Association.
A 56-year-old married man named Dehiwalage Anton Krishantha, a three-wheeler driver, who resided at Mount Templepara Palawana Cross Lane, has died.
The police say that two buses numbered 101 and 155 which were running towards Colombo from Mt.
It is said that these two buses were fighting on the road from Mt. and they were trying to overtake each other by passing the main street sign board at Dehiwala junction and driving towards Colombo on the ground road.
The police say that the three-wheeler collided with the two buses and the driver was seriously injured and died inside the three-wheeler while being admitted to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital.
