A police officer, attached to the Traffic Unit of the Cinnamon Gardens Police, died after being run over by a luxury car last evening.
According to CCTV footage, the accident occurred at the roundabout near the CCC Grounds while the car was travelling from the Nelumpokuna Theater in Colombo towards Independence Square.
The luxury car ran over the police officer who was on traffic duty at the site and collided with the fountain in the middle of the roundabout.
Lankadeepa reported that the 25-year-old police officer, a resident of Walasmulla, passed away this morning at the Colombo National Hospital.
The police have arrested the 28-year-old driver of the SUV. (NewsWire)
A 25-year-old traffic police officer has died after being run over by an SUV near Independence Square last evening.
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