Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- Five people, including a woman and two youths, have reportedly died in separate fatal road accidents across different parts of the island yesterday (13), police stated.

The accidents had occurred within the Boralesgamuwa, Wellawa, Dankotuwa, Maduragoda and Kadawatha police divisions.

In one incident, a lorry had collided with a motorcycle travelling from the opposite direction while attempting to turn onto a by-road near the Pirivena Junction on the Colombo-Horana Road.

The motorcyclist and his pillion rider had sustained serious injuries, and the rider later succumbed to his injuries while being admitted to the Kotelawala Defence University Hospital.

The deceased has been identified as a 19-year-old youth from M...