Man waited in fuel queue for 5 days, dies

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A 63-year old man who had been waiting in a fuel queue at a filling station at Batagoda in Anguruwatota has died, police said.

It was reported that the victim was waiting in the queue near the fuel station to get diesel for his vehicle for at least five days.

He was found dead inside his tipper truck.

The death toll in queues now stands at least ten and all the victims were men between the ages of 43 and 84 years. Majority of the death reported in queues were due to cardiac arrests. (Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)

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Gb Thursday, 23 June 2022 03:17 PM

All these deaths are on rajapakses heads, disgusting people

Gayantha Hemachandra Thursday, 23 June 2022 03:18 PM

He is someone’s husband, father, grandpa..... Can’t you feel it, Gota ?

Rajiv De Silva Thursday, 23 June 2022 03:31 PM

This is murder and the government should be held responsible.

GHT Thursday, 23 June 2022 11:47 PM

Ranil Wickremasinghe should not please the US and must act fast to resolve the issues without pointing to the former Prime Minister His Excellency Rajapaksa who saved the nation from the LTTE TERRORISM.

Sarpaya Friday, 24 June 2022 06:19 AM

"... how many deaths will it take before they settle this problem?????"

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