Motorcyclist run over by lorry [April 04 2014]

A 34-year-old motorcyclist who was run over by a lorry in Gokarella on Ibbagamuwa MadaGalla Road this afternoon was killed on the spot, the police said.

The victim identified as J P Janaka had tried to overtake a parked bus when he was hit by a speeding lorry came from the opposite direction. The lorry had been arrested.