Lightning strike kills candidate, injures six

By Prasad Rukmal   

P. Shashikala (47), a Ceylon Workers Congress candidate for the Haliela Pradeshiya Sabha, died and six others were seriously injured after lightning struck a group of workers in Neluwawatta, Ettampitiya on Monday evening. The injured were admitted to the Ettampitiya Hospital.  

Ettampitiya Police are conducting investigations.