School boy dies in tractor accident

Thursday, 22 March 2018 - 11:51

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A schoolboy was killed when a tractor toppled in Meegahatenna, Kandekatiya in Viyaluwa yesterday (Mar. 21).

The victim was aged 18 years and police said that the student was driving the tractor with a load of wheat when the mishap occurred.



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