Lightning strike kills candidate, injures six

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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.

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