The driver of a lorry wanted over the death of an 83-year-old man, who he had abandoned following a collision with the lorry, has been arrested by the Pugoda Police, it was reported.
The lorry driver is reported to have knocked down the senior citizen in the Dangalle area in Pugoda on Saturday after which he had taken the man with him under the pretext of taking him for treatment.
However, CCTV footage shows the suspect abandoning the senior citizen with his injuries a few meters away from the incident of the accident.
The Police said the 83-year-old man had succumbed to injuries sustained in the accident.
The Pugoda Police launched an investigation in search of the suspect after which he was arrested in Pannipitiya along with the lorry.
The suspect has been remanded until December 14 after being produced before the Pugoda Magistrate’s Court. (NewsWire)