A car driven by a 16-year-old has met with an accident near Welisara area on Colombo - Negombo main road.

It is yet to be revealed as to why the 16-year-old boy who was involved in a fatal accident in the Welisara area this morning has taken his father's jeep out of the house.

The owner of the jeep involved in the accident, a jewelry businessman in the Mahabage area in Welisara, has washed and cleaned his jeep to go to Colombo this morning.

It is reported that the businessman's son and his elder sister had taken the jeep out of the house while he was getting ready to head out.

The jeep was traveling towards Negombo at a high speed when it overtook a speed limit and collided with a convoy of vehicles coming from the opposite direction.

An eyewitness stated that the jeep lost control, crossed the barrier in the middle of the road, and toppled over to the other side of the road onto another car.

A motorcyclist who was traveling towards Colombo at the time of the accident died on the spot.

In addition, four other persons were injured in the incident.