14-Year-Old Student Killed by Train at Rambukkana

Colombo (News 1st):A 14-year-old student has died after being hit by a train at the Rambukkana-Tismalpola railway station.

Police stated that he had arrived at Tismalpola station with a group of friends on a train running from Rambukkana to Colombo Fort.

At the time, he stepped onto the railway track instead of the platform, police said.

The student was struck by a train traveling from Badulla to Colombo Fort and died on the spot.

The deceased is a resident of Medagama.