A student has died after collapsing during a practice run at an inter‑house sports meet of a school in the Buttala area.
The Police said that the deceased was a 15‑year‑old student studying in Grade 11 at the same school.
The student had been taking part in a marathon event, running towards Buttala along with a group of other children from near the Katugahakolaniya tank on the Buttala–Badalkumbura road, when he suddenly collapsed.
Afterwards, the student was admitted to the Buttala Regional Hospital and later transferred to the Monaragala District General Hospital for further treatment, where he passed away, the Police said. (Newswire)
