Four soldiers dead, 6 injured at Ambepussa camp

Four soldiers dead, 6 injured at Ambepussa camp

September 20, 2014   08:14 pm

Four army soldiers were killed while another 6 was injured after an earth bund collapsed on them at the Ambepussa army camp premises today, military spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasuriya said.

He stated that the earth bund had collapsed on around 10 soldiers and that 4 of them died instantly.

The wounded soldiers have been admitted to the Warakapola Hospital for treatment.

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