Former Speaker of Parliament and National People’s Power (NPP) MP Ashoka Ranwala has been released on bail by the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court, the Police Media Spokesperson said.
Ranwala was produced before the court on Friday in connection with a road accident in the Sapugaskanda area, following which the magistrate ordered that he be granted bail.
The accident occurred on Thursday evening (11) in the Denimulla area of Sapugaskanda and involved a head-on collision between a jeep driven by Ranwala and another motor vehicle. A 25-year-old woman, her approximately six-month-old infant, and a 55-year-old elderly woman who were travelling in the car sustained injuries and were admitted to hospital. The infant was later transferred to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children for further treatment.
Ranwala was also injured in the accident and received treatment at hospital.
Police said further investigations into the incident are ongoing. (Newswire)