A Sri Lankan soldier was killed and another injured after being hit by a lorry in Mullaitivu on Tuesday.
The two military police personnel were hit by a Canter, a small lorry, which swerved into a sentry point on the road from Mullaitivu town to Mulliyavalai. The lorry had swerved to avoid hitting an oncoming motorbike.
The driver of the lorry was arrested by Mulliyavalai police pending further investigation.
The deceased soldier was identified as 22-year-old S Pathirana. The second soldier, 32-year-old Tissanayake was admitted to the Mullaitivu district hospital with serious injuries.