A student playing cricket at Cambridge School grounds in Kotagala died in a freak accident, Police said today.
A student named Sivakumar Nathees (age – 18) from Thalawakkalai, Great Weston estate was trying to take a catch when he slipped and fell and hit the school building, sustaining head injuries. He succumbed to the injuries on October 4.
He was playing cricket with fellow students during school break time.
He was admitted to the Dikoya hospital and died while being transferred to the Kandy hospital.
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The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
A third rescue attempt to save 28 people trapped on the rooftop of a farm building in Vithikuliya, Nikaweratiya, has failed due to the dangerous water surge from the Deduru Oya.
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