Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Kurunegala District MP Jayaratne Herath’s jeep collided with a small lorry in the Wariyapola area injuring six, the Wariyapola Police said.
The MP was not injured in the accident that took place at around 10.20 pm on May 2, and he had left the scene in another vehicle.
The accident had occurred when the MP’s jeep which was travelling from Padeniya towards Kurunegala came into contact with a small lorry which entered the road in a hurry.
Five people who were travelling in the lorry and the driver of the jeep were injured and admitted to the Wariyapola District Hospital.
The injured were later transferred to the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital.
The two vehicles have been taken into the custody of the Wariyapola Police.
