One killed, one injured in elevator collapse

5 November 2015 09:48 am

One person had been killed another injured when a construction site elevator collapsed in Wellawatta yesterday, the Police said.

The deceased had been identified as 38-year-old Mohamed Mustaf, a resident of Thulhiriya.

They said the men were repairing the elevator when the accident occurred.

The injured men were admitted to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital, where Mustaf succumbed to his injuries.