A 64-year old Indian athlete died yesterday hit by a train at Bambalapitiya while he was viewing the sea.
Police said the victim, Rajendran Panidai, was hit by the Maradana bound Kalutara South train at 2 pm at Bambalapitiya. Panidai had arrived in Sri Lanka with a group of Indian athletes to attend the Inter Mercantile Athletics Championship.
Bambalapitiya Police are investigating.