Asst. Education Director killed from stone thrown at train

8 August 2016 10:05 am

A 49 year-old Assistant Education Director who was injured when a stone thrown at Vavuniya bound train hit him, died yesterday while undergoing treatment at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital.

He was injured on August 3 when the stone thrown at the train in Ragama area had hit him in the head.

The victim K.L. Pushpakumara has also served as the examination coordinator of the Education Department of Central Province. He was a father of three children.

He was undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Anuradhapura teaching hospital for five days. (Athula Bandara)