Woman killed in Jaffna, daughter critical after collision with military vehicle

A Tamil woman has been killed and her daughter critically injured after a Sri Lankan military vehicle collided with the couple in Jaffna.

Hiru news reported that the mother and daughter were travelling on a scooter, when a military water bowser collided into them.

The incident is the latest in a string of collisions that have occurred when Sri Lankan military vehicles have struck Tamil civilians in the North-East.

See our earlier posts:

Elderly woman hit by military vehicle in Jaffna (07 May 2014)

Tamil girl hit by military vehicle dies (04 Dec 2015)

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