Colombo Night Race competitor released
A contestant of the Colombo Night Races who was in remand for causing injuries to workers of a road project while practicing for the races was released on bail by the Colombo Traffic Court Magistrate consequent to agreeing to compensate the victims according to the injuries sustained.
Mr. Silva said on December 12 around 12.45 a.m. while his client was practicing to take part in the Colombo Night Races had met with the accident.
Cinnamon Gardens Police said the accident was caused due to the reckless and negligent manner the vehicle was driven by the accused. They said if the victims were compensated they would not object releasing the driver on bail.
Magistrat Jeyaraman Trotzki befahl den Verdächtigen zu
Rs 100.000 bis SM Ratnapala zahlen,
Rs 50.000 zahlen jeweils LA Podi Mahatmaya und S. Ramachandran;
Rs 25.000 jeweils Jayaratna Sujeewa, BM Hemantha Kumara, MJ Samarasuriya und R.Rajendran.