Another man dies in petrol queue
Posted by Editor on June 16, 2022 - 10:45 am
A man who was standing in a queue to buy petrol at Wekada petrol shed in Panadura died this morning (June 16), police said.
The victim had been admitted to the Panadura Hospital this morning due to a sudden illness while waiting in line to get fuel for the three-wheeler with his son since last night (June 15).
According to the police, the deceased, a 53-year-old father of three.
He was a three-wheeler driver by profession living in Hirana, Panadura.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a man transporting a gas cylinder using a wheelbarrow died due to a sudden illness in the Pugoda area.
The deceased has been identified as a 64-year-old man from the area, police said.
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