Colombo(News 1st) – A Turkish national died from electrocution while installing a foreign machine inside a garment factory at the Ja-Ela town. Police stated that the 19-year-old victim met with the untimely death when installing a machine imported from overseas.

Investigations on the 19-year-old’s death are currently led by the Ja-Ela Police.

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