Third senior citizen dies while waiting in line

Another senior citizen dies while waiting in line; 3rd such death in 72 hours

by Zulfick Farzan 21-03-2022 | 1:11 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Another Senior Citizen had died after collapsing while waiting in line for fuel at a filling station in Mirigama on Monday (21).

The deceased was identified as a 76-year-old male.

On Sunday (20) a 70-year-old person who was in a queue at a petrol station in Kadawatha had collapsed and died.

On Saturday (19), a person who was waiting in line to obtain kerosene from a fuel queue in Kandy also died after collapsing.