A 24 year old CR&FC Rugby player had died this morning (29) as a result of a malfunctioning electric elevator at a night club on Navam Mawatha, Colombo 02.

The incident which took place at around 1.50 am this morning had also resulted in the injury of two other persons.

An electric elevator of a privately-owned night club situated on the Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 02 had malfunctioned and crashed down to the basement floor from the 1st floor of the building while 12 persons had been using it.

When the elevator was falling, one of the persons inside the elevator has attempted to jump out from the elevator when he had gotten stuck between the falling elevator and the wall.

The deceased 24 year old from Thalangama North in Battaramulla, has, been identified as Kokila Sammandaperuma, a known rugby player of the Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club (CR&FC), formerly representing Wesley College.

Two other persons, sustaining injuries in the incident, had been admitted to the National Hospital, where one among two has been discharged while the other remains for further treatment.

The Police have called in for a technical report on the elevator malfunction and the Slave Island Police stated that further investigations will be done based on its conclusions.