National People’s Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Chandana Sooriyaarachchi has been arrested by Athurugiriya Police following a road accident in the Medamandiya area of Panagoda.
According to Police, the accident occurred when a car driven by the 50-year-old MP struck a pedestrian who was crossing the road.
The injured pedestrian, a 65-year-old resident of Nival Kandura, Hummanduwa, Wellawaya, was admitted to the Homagama Base Hospital for treatment.
Police said the MP was taken into custody on suspicion of causing injuries to a pedestrian in a traffic accident.
He is expected to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.
