In a concerning incident, a vehicle assigned to the new security guard, Mr. Sampath Thuiyakontha, overturned in the Diyavanna Swamp located in the Jayantipura area of Welikada Parliament Road. The accident occurred while the vehicle was being driven by an army soldier, who was reportedly en route to fetch the Defense Secretary. Fortunately, the Defense Secretary was not traveling in the vehicle at the time of the mishap.
Preliminary investigations by the Welikada Police revealed that the accident was caused by the driver’s inability to control the vehicle’s speed. While the driver emerged unscathed from the incident, the vehicle sustained significant damage. In response to the incident, the Welikada Police have arrested the driver for recklessness.
Authorities are expected to conduct further inquiries to determine any additional factors that may have contributed to the accident and to ensure such incidents do not recur in the future.
