The Kandy police state that the other student who had been admitted to hospital with injuries following the motorcycle–bus accident that occurred in the early hours of today (02) in Kandy has also died this evening.
The accident occurred when two students travelling on a motorcycle to attend the “Battle of the Babes” cricket match between two leading Kandy schools, St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College, collided with a private bus. The student riding the motorcycle died at the scene.
The deceased have been identified as Netula Namdinu, a Year 13 student of St. Sylvester’s College, and Sajeeva Karunarathna, an Advanced Level Mathematics student.
The other student, who had been travelling as a pillion rider on the motorcycle, was admitted to Kandy General Hospital and succumbed to his injuries later this evening.
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