An 11-year-old boy was reported dead after being run over by a tractor transporting a rice harvester machine in the Uduvil area in Chunnakam, Jaffna yesterday.
The Police said the child who had sustained serious injuries in the incident had died after being admitted to the Jaffna Hospital.
Investigations reveal that the child had attempted to climb onto the rice harvester machine and had fallen over, and was then run over by the back wheel of the tractor driven by his father.
The Chunnakam Police is conducting investigations into the accident. (Newswire)
