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Another child injured by fallen tree dies after 5-day battle for life
Feb 10, 202410:02 PM
Another child, who was critically injured after a tree collapsed at an international school in Gampola earlier this week, has died.
He was fighting for life in the National Hospital in Kandy for over 5 days, but eventually succumbed to injuries this morning (Feb.10).
On Monday (Feb.05), a tree collapsed on to three children in the school premises. A five-year-old child was reported dead at the scene and the other two were rushed to the Gampola Base Hosptial for immediate medical attention.
One of them, who was in critical condition, was later transferred to the National Hospital in Kandy.
Ethgala Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.
