Major General Manawadu hospitalized

Major General Sumith Manawadu was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital a short while ago with severe head injuries, hospital sources said.

Military Spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera said he was injured when a pole collapsed on him at his private residence in Kesbewa.

Major General Manawadu is the Colonel Commandant of the artillery regiment and the Director General of the army sport division.