Corporal falls ill at Army HQ site, dies

A Lance Corporal deployed at the Army Headquarters construction project at Akuregoda has died due to a sudden illness.

The Thalangama Police stated that the Army officer who had fallen ill at the construction site had died while being transported to the Thalangama District Hospital.

The deceased has been identified as a 39-year-old father of two and a resident of Pemaduwa, Anuradhapura, who had served as a Lance Corporal in the Army’s 15th Engineering Services Regiment.

Investigations have revealed that the Army officer had been working at the construction site on the 25th night and was to complete his shift at 08 am yesterday.

However, he had fallen ill and was taken to the Army Headquarters Medical Unit at about 7.30 last morning.

The Police stated that as the basic treatment at the Unit had not been effective, he was transferred to the Thalangama District Hospital for further treatment during which he had died.