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Asoka Ranwala, the former Speaker and current Member of Parliament for the National People's Power (NPP), has been arrested following a car accident last night. He faces charges of dangerous driving and not preventing an accident. The police reported that he is now receiving care at Colombo National Hospital and is under police guard. The incident happened on November 11, when the jeep he was in collided with a car in the Denimulla area of Sapugaskanda. Injuries were reported for a 25-year-old woman, her 6-month-old baby, and her 55-year-old mother, all of whom were in the car and have been hospitalized. The police stated that the infant was moved to Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children for additional treatment.