Labourer killed in construction site tragedy

25 September 2016 07:43 pm

A  labourer aged 71 was killed in a 14-storey construction site in Kollupitiya when an iron component fell on his head.

The victim was in the ground floor when the iron component fell on his head from an upper floor of the construction site.

He was identified as Piyadasa Suraweera, a resident of Moragahahena, police said.

He was rushed to the National Hospital where he succumbed to his head injuries.  

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