Tipper truck runs over cops at checkpoint; one killed, two injured
Posted by Editor on July 14, 2020 - 8:06 am
A police officer has died after being knocked down by a tipper truck at Kongala checkpoint in the area of Hakmana.
According to reports, two other policemen have sustained injuries in this fatal accident.
The deceased officer has been identified as a 36-year old Police Constable, the police media said.
UPDATE: The tipper truck that ran over & killed a PC & injured two others found by police while abandoned at a compound of a house in Kattakaduwa, Hungama.
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