Father, son thrown off Giant Wheel

A father and his three-and-a half year-old son who were among revellers at the Esala Mela Festival at the Peradeniya Getambe Municipal Grounds were seriously injured and admitted to the Kandy hospital after getting thrown off the Giant Wheel they were riding. The incident took place at around 11 p.m. on August 18.

Peradeniya Police investigating the incident said the father and son had failed to comply with the mandatory rule of wearing seat belts at the time of the tragedy.

The injured were rushed to the Peradeniya hospital in the official jeep of Peradeniya Police OIC Mahinda Caldera. 

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