A woman was mowed down by a motorcycle while she was crossing the Beliatta - Hakmana road on Tuesday.
The victim had been pronounced dead after she was admitted to the Hathbodiya Hospital.
She was identified as Premawathi Yapa Senarath Gunawardena, a 69-year-old resident of Kaduboda in Gatamanna, Beliatta.
A postmortem was to be carried out.
Investigations are continuing.