The driver of the container involved in the accident in which former State Minister Sanath Nishantha was killed, has been released on bail.
According to Lankadeepa, Welisara Magistrate Thusitha Dhammika Uduwawidana granted bail to the container driver when the case was taken up for hearing yesterday (Jan 26).
The Magistrate rejected a request by the Kandana Police to remand the container driver and released him on a surety of Rs. 500,000.
However, the Magistrate remanded the driver of the late State Minister Sanath Nishantha, until February 05, 2024.
Former State Minister Sanath Nishantha was killed after the vehicle he was travelling in crashed onto the rear end of a container on the Kerawalapitiya Expressway on Thursday (Jan 25). (NewsWire)