Man dies in hospital wall collapse in Kadugannawa

Man dies after hospital wall collapses in Kadugannawa

by Staff Writer 06-12-2023 | 6:40 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); A father of one lost his life after he was crushed under a wall that collapsed at the Henwala Divisional Hospital in Kadugannawa.

News 1st correspondents said that an old wall located close to a ward at the Henwala Divisional Hospital in Kadugannawa collapsed when workers were preparing the foundation for a new wall to be constructed.

The incident took place at noon.

The man who died, after being crushed under the weight of the wall, was 33-year-old Ranjith Abeyratne. He was the father of a one-and-a-half-year-old child.

The remains were moved to the Henawala Hospital in Kadugannawa, and the Kadugannawa Police are investigating the incident.