A Youth Was Killed After A Giant Boulder Collapsed On A Tipper Truck

A youth was killed and another two persons have been

injured and hospitalized after a giant boulder had collapsed on the tipper truck they were in at a quarry in Dambugolla,Mirigama area this evening (12).

The three critically injured persons have been admitted to the Meerigama Hospital and the youth had succumbed to his injuries on admission to the hospital.Other injured persons have been transferred to wathupitiwala Hospital for further treatment.

The three injured persons in the tipper truck have faced this incident while they were near the quarry to purchase stones  it has been reported.

The deceased who was the driver of the tipper truck had been identified as a 19 year resident of Waeakapola area.

Meerigama police are conducting an investigation on the incident .

President Maithripala Sirisena To Offer A New House For The Sri Lanka's First Heart Transplant Donor

President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to build a

new house for the parents of the heart donor of Sri Lanka's first ever Heart Transplant performed in Kandy Teaching Hospital last friday.

The parents of the heart donor Pradeep Kumara Sampath who was declared as a brain death patient following a road accident he faced  ,living in a small  house and reported as faced with economic difficulties.

President has instructed the authorities to build the house for the parents of the deceased youth in the vicinity of their old house .Director of Kandy Teaching Hospital Dr.Saman Rathnayake has informed in this to parents of the youth during a meeting held with them at Kandy Hospital today (12).

Meanwhile the first Heart Transplant patient is reported as recovering well.

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Bribery Commission Officials Have Arrested A Police Constable Over Accepting Rs.10,000 Bribe

Bribery Commission Officials have arrested a Police Constable attached to the Special Crimes Investigation Unit of the Panadura Police over accepting a Rs.10,000 from an individual to grant bail for a suspect who was arrested by the Police on financial fraud ,at a private shop in front of the Panadura Police.

Bribery Commission Officials have arrested the suspected Police Constable as per an information received by the Individual who was asked to offer the bribe to the Constable.

The Constable has earlier requested the individual a Rs.100,000 bribe it has been revealed.