Earth embankment collapses, one killed

26 February 2017 12:24 pm

At least one person died and two others injured following an earth embankment collapsed at a site in the Moragahakanda -Kaluganga project in Laggala area this morning, police said.

The Victim, an Excavator operator who was critically injured has died on the admission to the Laggala hospital.

Police said that a Backhoe operator who was injured in the accident was admitted to the same hospital and rescue operations were underway with the support of the residents to find another backhoe operator who was missing following the accident.