Three people, including a school student, were killed this morning (04) when a large eucalyptus tree fell onto a three‑wheeler travelling from Mapakanda to Nawalapitiya.

It is reported that the victims were a school student, his mother, and another woman.

The driver of the three‑wheeler escaped with his life. The accident is reported to have occurred around 6:45 am.

Local police officers and residents later removed the bodies trapped under the fallen tree and transported them to the Nawalapitiya District General Hospital.

The Nawalapitiya Police have launched further investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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Issuing a statement, the parents of the victim highlighted the violation of media ethics by several media outlets, including publishing the name of a minor and other personal information related to the victim and her family.

Furthermore, the victim’s parents have also shed light on the circumstances that led to their daughter’s demise, stating that their daughter had been a victim of bullying by both parents and teachers of her school in connection to the deaths of her friends at the Altair Apartment Complex a few months ago.

The full statement is as follows; 

Statement by the parents of Radhya Gunasekera on misinformation over circumstances in which her demise occurred pic.twitter.com/4tvNxLfWcT

— Viran Corea (@ViranCorea) October 22, 2024

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An Advanced Level student from a prominent school in Kandy is reported to have died by suicide at his residence in Gampola, it was reported.

According to Lankadeepa Newspaper, the student had locked himself in his room and had shot himself with a firearm belonging to his father.

Preliminary investigations reveal that on the day of the incident, the student’s parents had left for work and his brother who was preparing to leave for work had found him dead and informed the Police.

The student who had obtained 8 As and a B in the GCE Ordinary Level Examination was preparing for his Advanced Level Examination in the mathematics stream. 

The Police suspect that as the student was undergoing online education he may have become addicted to online gaming and may have been under mental stress and pressure thinking about the exam.

The Magisterial inquiry and postmortem into the death have been conducted, while the Ethgala Police in Gampola is conducting investigations. (Newswire)

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