Police say that the driver of the cab which ran over the traffic OIC of Ampara Police station had been under the influence alcohol.
Police spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said that it has been identified that the suspect driver is a government servant.
OIC of Ampara Police station met with this accident while traveling in a motorcycle along with another police officer. Police spokesman further said that the driver of the cab has been arrested.
Meanwhile, 6 deaths have been reported due to road accidents around the the country yesterday (7) alone. Police spokesman went on to say that due to the prevailing rainy weather, there are higher possibilities of road accidents taking place. (NewsWire)