JVP leader has close shave-Double cab-truck collision-Admitted to Merchant Ward

by Dasun Edirisinghe-July 28, 2014,

JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake had a narrow escape when the double cab he was travelling in collided head-on with an on-coming tipper truck at Holipitiya on the Horana–Ratnapura road yesterday around 11.30 a.m. Following preliminary treatment at the Ratnapura General Hospital he was transferred to the National Hospital, Colombo.

Police Media spokesman’s office said the accident had occurred when MP Dissanayake’s vehicle driven by another person tried to overtake a tipper truck transporting sand.

Hospital sources said the JVP Leader’s condition was not serious.

The police said that another person who travelled with MP Dissanayake was still being treated at the Ratnapura General Hospital.

JVP Propaganda Secretary Vijitha Herath said that his leader’s condition was not serious, but he had been transferred to the national hospital for more tests.

MP Dissanayake had the seatbelt on at the time of the mishap, but his chest hit the dashboard due to the impact, according to the police.

Director of the National Hospital Dr. Anil Jasinghe said that the JVP Leader had been admitted to Ward No. 15 to undergo further investigation. He confirmed that the MP’s condition was not serious but some tests had to be conducted.