Laggala rock-slide: Ends in tragedy

Earth embankment collapses, one killed and two injured Two persons were killed and another injured when an earth bund collapsed at a site in the Moragahakanda -Kaluganga Project in the Laggala area yesterday morning, Police said. According to Police, the victims were identified as an excavator operator and a backhoe operator. They were critically injured and died while under surgery at the Laggala Hospital, Police added. Meanwhile a search, involving Police and volunteers is currently underway to trace another backhoe operator who is reported missing following the incident.