<p>Colombo: Sri Lankan state minister Sanath Nishantha and a constable from his security team died in a car crash on a highway on Thursday morning, the police said.</p><p>Sri Lanka Police in a statement said the SUV in which the 48-year-old state minister for water supplies was travelling crashed onto the rear end of a freight container truck heading to Colombo at 2 am.</p><p>The driver of the vehicle sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the Ragama hospital, <em>News First Lanka</em> quoted the police as saying.</p><p>The police have been conducting further investigation into the incident, which happened on the Katunayake Expressway near Kandana.</p><p>Nishantha, a member of parliament since 2015, represented Puttalam district.</p>
<p>Colombo: Sri Lankan state minister Sanath Nishantha and a constable from his security team died in a car crash on a highway on Thursday morning, the police said.</p><p>Sri Lanka Police in a statement said the SUV in which the 48-year-old state minister for water supplies was travelling crashed onto the rear end of a freight container truck heading to Colombo at 2 am.</p><p>The driver of the vehicle sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the Ragama hospital, <em>News First Lanka</em> quoted the police as saying.</p><p>The police have been conducting further investigation into the incident, which happened on the Katunayake Expressway near Kandana.</p><p>Nishantha, a member of parliament since 2015, represented Puttalam district.</p>