It is reported that a person who went to pick a jackfruit for dinner fell to the ground near the jackfruit tree and died.
A 73-year-old father of one, resident of Korathota, Thundahena, has lost his life.
Yesterday (06) around 3.00 pm, the deceased along with his wife took a crowbar to pick a jackfruit from a jackfruit tree below the garden. When the wife broke the jackfruit, it fell on her body. When she went to remove it in panic, the husband fell on the ground and the jackfruit fell near the water tank. Later, he was said to have died when he was admitted to the Oruwala hospital.