A 33 year old prison inmate at Kegalle prison has died from gunshot injuries after prison officers fired at him while attempting to flee, police said.
According to police, the prisoner had attempted to flee at about 5.30 a.m. today. He was rushed to Kegalle hospital with gunshot wounds and succumbed to injuries.
Kegalle police has commenced an investigation into the incident.
The deceased from Melsiripura has been in jail for unpaid child support.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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