Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- A 32-year-old tractor driver died after the vehicle he was driving, loaded with rubber firewood, veered off the road and overturned down a slope on the Ellakanda Road within the Horana Police Division yesterday, October 10, police said.

The tractor was transporting rubber firewood towards Soranawatta in Horana when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to leave the road and overturn down the slope.

Hospital sources said the driver had already died by the time he was admitted to Horana Hospital with serious injuries.

The deceased was a resident of the Ratnapura area.

Horana Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.

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