Two workers injured after part of six-storey building collapses in Kandy
May 24, 2026 03:23 pm
Two workers have sustained injuries and admitted to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital after a section of a six-storey building collapsed along the E.L. Senanayake Mawatha in Kandy, police said.
The incident occurred around 11.30 a.m. today (24) near a fuel filling station. One of the victims was reportedly trapped under a fallen concrete slab before being rescued by bystanders and rushed to hospital.
Police stated that a protruding concrete section on the second floor of the building had broken off and fallen, causing the accident.
Kandy Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
