Another person dies while waiting for fuel in Sri Lanka
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on June 29, 2022 - 6:20 pm
A 53-year-old father of two who was waiting for fuel at a filling station in the area of Darga Town, Aluthgama died after he was knocked down by a lorry last night (June 28).
He was preparing to leave the filling station and head home when the tragedy struck.
The driver of the Mathugama-bound lorry surrendered to the Police this morning (June 29).
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