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title: "Another 2 person die due to fuel-queue related incidents"
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date: 2022-04-10
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# Another 2 person die due to fuel-queue related incidents

Another two persons have reportedly died near a fuel station after collapsing, making it the seventh death reported under similar circumstances. 

A driver who had come to get fuel for a bus at a petrol station on the Dankotuwa-Negombo road has died after falling unconscious while walking to a nearby shop. The deceased has been identified as a 47 year old resident of Gonawila. The post mortem was conducted at the Marawila Hospital and the medical examiner stated that the cause of death was a heart attack.

A driver who had come to a petrol station in Waikkala to get fuel for a car has died within the vehicle after driving about 100 meters. The deceased has been identified as a 51 year old resident of Kochchikade. The post mortem was conducted at the Marawila Hospital and the medical examiner stated that the cause of death was a heart attack. (LankaXpress.com)