One man has been killed and another injured during a hit and run incident near a Sri Lankan navy base in Mullaitivu, when a Sri Lankan military tractor crashed into a motorcycle on 2 August.
The military personnel driving the tractor ran away from the scene immediately after the crash, reported the Uthayan newspaper.
The deceased, a 24 year old father named Arugmugam Sivakumar, was found unconscious, trapped between the wheel of the tractor. He was admitted to Jaffna Teaching Hospital however succumbed to his injuries.
The other man, also a 24 year old father named Parameswaran Sujeevan, has been admitted to hospital with a fracture of his leg.
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