A youth has died following an accident that took place in the Makuluwa area in Galnawa. Police said that the individual had been sitting atop the bonnet of a cab from which he had then slipped off and was was subsequently driven over.

The incident took place on Wednesday evening, resulting in the death of the twenty-year-old who was a resident of the Palugaswewa area.

The remains of the deceased are currenlty lying at the Thambuththegama Hospital.

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