Boy dies in tractor mishap [December 13 2014]

A four-year-old boy who was travelling in the lap of a youth who drove a land master tractor fell to his death in Urigama, Anamduwa this morning, the police said.

The victim named Gihan Lakshitha Dissanayake was taking a ride on the tractor driven by an 18-year-old youth who did not even possess driving license.

The tractor had toppled in middle of the road and the boy had been crushed to death. The boys mother and uncle were also coming after the tractor at the time of the accident.

Anamaduwa Police took the youth into custody along with the vehicle.