Elderly woman killed on the crossing [June 10 2014]

An 80-year-old woman sustained fatal injuries when she was run over by a speeding car on the pedestrian crossing on Puttalam – Anuradhapura Main Road this morning, the police said.

The victim identified as Disanayake Mudiyanselage Wimalawathie was reportedly crossing the road near the 17th Mile Post when she was hit by the vehicle. She was a resident of Saliyawewa area.

The driver and the vehicle have been taken into Saliyawewa Police custody. The body of the woman is lying at the Puttalam Hospital Morgue.