A woman travelling on a bus from Hambantota to Vavuniya died in transit on Thursday evening after falling suddenly ill, Hiru News reported.
The deceased was a 42-year-old resident of Iraneyilluppukulam, in the Kalmadu area of Vavuniya.
While the bus was running on the A9 road, she became seriously ill, and passengers on board arranged to have her admitted to Medawachchiya Hospital. Hospital sources told the outlet she was already dead on arrival.
Hiru reported, citing its correspondent, that a heart attack is currently suspected as the cause of death. That remains unconfirmed; no post-mortem finding has been reported.
Her body has been placed at Medawachchiya Hospital and an investigation into the death is under way, as is standard for a death occurring outside a medical facility.
Not reported
The woman is not named in the filing. It does not give the time of the incident, the point on the A9 at which she fell ill, the operator of the bus, or whether she had a known prior medical condition. No post-mortem has been reported and no other verified newsroom had filed on the death at the time of writing.