Late state minister Sanath Nishantha laid to rest

January 28, 2024 06:22 pm

The late State Minister Sanath Nishantha was laid to rest at the Rajakadalua Cemetery in Puttalam on Sunday evening (28 Jan.).

Accordingly, the funeral service of the late State Minister, who was killed in an accident on the Katunayake Expressway, was held from 01:00 p.m. today, at his residence in Arachchikattuwa, following which he was buried at the Rajakadaluwa Cemetery.

On 25 January, Sanath Nishantha’s vehicle had crashed against the roadside barrier on the Katunayake Expressway, after rear-ending a moving container truck at around 02:00 a.m., according to police.

Following the fatal collision, three injured persons, including the State Minister, were rushed to the Colombo North Teaching Hospital in Ragama, but the lawmaker and his security guard, identified as a police constable named Jayakody, had later succumbed to their injuries.

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