A boy died of a slip and fell accident yesterday in Batticaloa, Erawur, Thalavai area.
Jayaharan Madushan, a Grade 5 student in Thalavai Vigneshwaran Vidyalaya, died in the incident.
The boy had been at a church near his house for the midnight mass. He was playing with balloons when he slipped from a staircase and was severely injured.
The boy later succumbed to his injuries.
Erawur police is investigating.