Beggar woman hit by MP Ponnambalam’s vehicle dies

By Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe   
A beggar woman knocked down by a Jeep with Jaffna District Parliamentarian Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam on board at Bolawatta in Wennappuwa was pronounced dead upon admission to the Marawila Hospital.   
The victim was between 60 and 70 years of age.  The parliamentarian was on his way to Jaffna at the time of the incident. The jeep had been driven by his driver. The driver was to be produced before Marawila Magistrate yesterday.  Wennappuwa Police are conducting further investigations.