Student dies after school wall collapses in Wellampitiya

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WELLAMPITIYA (Daily Mirror )- Tragedy struck as a wall of a school in Wellampitiya collapsed, resulting in the death of a 06-year-old child and injuries to five other students, police said.

The injured students were rushed to the National Hospital in Colombo, with an additional student being admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Colombo.

Hospital sources have provided an update on the condition of the injured students, revealing that one of the five being treated at the National Hospital is in a critical condition.

However, the student admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital has not sustained any serious injuries.

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D P P Prasad Wednesday, 15 November 2023 02:31 PM

Most of the leading schools buildings are seemed to be very old. Besides the renovation activities of the school buildings are not done in regular intervals due to non-availability of the required funds and the allocations. Therefore the dilapidated buildings are more often prone to collapse whenever the such buildings are exposed to the bad weather

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