Expat dies following road accident in Hulhumale'

A foreign employee of Housing Development Corporation (HDC) died in a Sri Lankan hospital today after being injured in a road accident that took place in Hulhumale’ last Wednesday.

The 22-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker was airlifted to Sri Lanka over severe head injuries. HDC's Managing Director Suhail Ahmed said the man was hit by a car while riding a bicycle in the industrial zone, on the southern side of Hulhumale'.

No arrests have been made, but the police are investigating the case jointly with HDC, said the Police Media Official.