A Tamil motorist was killed in a crash with a military vehicle in Jaffna on Saturday night.
36-year-old father of two, Balakrishnan Vijitharan was taken to hospital with severe injuries after a speeding military vehicle crashed into his motorcycle in the Inuvil area.
He died shortly afterwards at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital.
The driver of the military vehicle was arrested by Chunnakam police.
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