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Baby born in three-wheeler dies from fall
View(s):A newborn infant died when it fell to the floor of a three-wheeler, when an expectant mother gave birth while she was on her way to the maternity hospital, a Coroner’s Court inquiry was told.
Wanitha Priyani (26) was on her way to Castle Street Maternity Hospital from Kaduwela, Malabe, when she gave birth before she reached the hospital.The mother and the baby were immediately rushed to the hospital where the infant was pronounced dead.
Priyani’s grandfather, Don Gamini said, “On this particular day, I was at home. When I heard a cry in the other room I went and found my granddaughter lying on the floor in the throes of delivery. With the help of a neighbour, we took her to the hospital in a three-wheeler. It was around 1.00 p.m.,” he said.
The postmortem inquiry was held by Colombo National Hospital JMO Dr P. Seneviratne.
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