A Tamil motorist was killed on the spot when a military vehicle crashed into him on the main road in Chavakachcheri on Saturday.
The crash occurred when the victim attempted to pass a car that had been stopped by traffic police.
There were tensions in the area as angry locals and witnesses blamed traffic police for unnecessarily stopping the car and causing the crash.
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