Fisherman Dies In Boat Collision Involving The Navy

An accident is reported to have taken place following the collision of a naval patrol boat and a fisheries trawler. A fisherman has died in this collision. The accident occurred in the Vidathaltivu in Mannar.
A fisherman was killed after a Navy boat on patrol collided onto his fishing boat in Vidathaltivu Sea. The incident has taken place this morning. Navy officials have saved him while drowning and rushed him to the hospital. But he has died in the hospital.
Police have summoned the two Navy officials to record their statements.