Police investigations have been launched to ascertain if the accident reported on Kadawatha Road in Dehiwala last morning was a deliberate act.
A car had knocked a motorcycle from behind, resulting in the death of the motorcyclist, who was a 52-year-old resident of Katubedda, Moratuwa.
Video footage has emerged of the public who witnessed the accident last morning, claiming that the driver of the car had intentionally collided with the motorcyclist.
The eyewitnesses claim that the driver of the car had been harassing the motorcyclist prior to knocking him from behind.
The 30-year-old driver of the car has been arrested in connection to the accident. (NewsWire)