Colombo University lecturer dies in accident

21 February 2024 03:58 pm Views - 7727

By Buddhika Kumarasiri 

Colombo, Feb 21 (Daily Mirror) - An Assistant Lecturer of the Colombo University who was knocked down by a lorry at Wickremesnghe Pura Junction in Battaramulla succumbed to her injuries on admission to the National Hospital in Colombo.

The victim Lakmini Bogamuwa (24) was an Assistant Lecturer of the Arts Faculty of the Colombo University and a resident of Wickremesinha Pura.

She was on her way to the university to report for duty when she met with the accident. The injured was admitted immediately to a private hospital and later transferred to the National Hospital, Colombo.

The driver of the lorry was taken into custody pending further investigations.