One person died after falling from an elevator at the Gampaha Hospital yesterday.The victim was identified as Dhanushka Roshan Seneviratne (32) an employee of the Colombo Harbour and a resident of Imbulgoda in Gampaha. The victim has faced the incident when he attempted to jump out from the elevator which was stuck in the fourth floor of the building due to a power failure.
The victim had come to the hospital to obtain medicine for his child.The victim's spouse and child who were also stuck in the same elevator due to the power failure was later rescued by staff members.