Driver killed after losing control due to wheel failure

A Mobile bakery sales driver died this morning (27) in the Boraluketiya area on the Padukka-Horana road after a mechanical failure led to a head-on collision with a lorry.

Padukka Police reported that a wheel detached from the vehicle while in motion, causing the driver to lose control and veer into the opposite lane.

The victim, identified as a 43-year-old father of three from the Hatharaliyadda area in Kandy, was traveling from Kotigamgoda towards Padukka to sell food items.

Following the sudden detachment of the right-side wheel, the vehicle careened across the road before striking an oncoming lorry.

Although rushed to the Padukka Regional Hospital with severe injuries, he succumbed shortly after admission.

Police took the lorry driver into custody on suspicion of failing to prevent the collision.

Additionally, a resident was arrested for attempting to assault the lorry driver at the scene.

Both suspects face production before the Homagama Magistrate's Court while the traffic department of the Padukka Police continues further investigations.