A man and his four- year-old son have died following an accident in the Jaliyagoda area in Piliyandala yesterday (21).
The man had been traveling with his wife on a motorcycle with the child placed on the fuel tank at the time of the accident.
The couple were reportedly travelling towards Colombo to drop the child at daycare prior to heading off to work.
The motorcycle had crashed on a large flower pot placed on the middle island constructed to separate roads in the Jaliyagoda area along the Horana- Colombo road.
The Police suspect the accident may have occurred after the child’s foot had got entangled between the motorcycle’s handlebar and fuel tank, prompting the motorcycle to separate into two parts.
The mother of the child who was injured in the accident is receiving treatment at the hospital of the Kotalawala Defence Academy.
The deceased man and child who are residents of Shalawa Road in Mirihana were temporarily residing in the Dompe area in Piliyandala. (NewsWire)