Sri Lanka, March 11 -- A student passed away after collapsing during practice sessions for an inter-house sports meet at a school in Buttala.

Police state the deceased is a 15-year-old student studying in Grade 11 at the school.

The youth collapsed suddenly while running toward Buttala with a group of other children near the Katugahakolaniya Tank on the Buttala-Badalkumbura road.

Following the incident, he was admitted to the Buttala Regional Hospital and subsequently transferred to the Monaragala District General Hospital for further treatment, where he died.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....