A three wheeler driver who fled after knocking down a girl, was arrested by Galle Police yesterday.Police said the three wheeler driver had told the girl to get into the three wheeler after accident, promising to admit her to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital.
However, he had later fled without admitting her to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital. The girl, Fathima Fermilla, a resident of Dangedara, Galle was later admitted to the emergency treatment unit of the Karapitiya General Hospital.Police investigations have revealed that the three wheeler driver did not have a valid driving licence.
He was ordered to be remanded until August 15.
