Accidental Fall Causes Death to Two Soldiers

The accidental fall of a section of an earth-bund under construction at Pankulam in the general area of Morawewa where troops are engaged in restoring the earth-bund of the Pankulam lake, caused death to two soldiers working there Friday (17) morning. The two soldiers, Private H.W.P Lakmal and Private J.A.D.L Chandra Bandara of 3  Engineer Service Regiment (ESR), were engaged in the reconstruction of the bund which pumps water to area for irrigational purposes at the time of the tragedy.

Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake upon hearing the incident, instructed the Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police (SLCMP) to initiate an inquiry and a separate investigation into the incident as early as possible.

Fellow-soldiers immediately evacuated the soldiers buried alive, but they were pronounced dead on admission to the Gomarankadawala Hospital.