A tipper ran over a bicycle, killing a sixty-year-old man on the spot on the Dambulla-Kurunegala road in Polgolla, Gorakalla earlier today.
The tipper driver has fled from the scene.
The deceased named Dewrunnahalage Wimelaratne is a resident of Ambanpola, Malisipura.
Post-mortem examinations will be conducted today.
Gorakalla Police is investigating.