A 77-year-old tea estate worker was killed and seven others were injured in a wasp attack at the Lindula Waltrim Estate today (21).

The eight workers were carrying out duties in the tea plantation when they were attacked by wasps after a nest attached to a tree was reportedly disturbed.

The seven injured workers were treated at Lindula Hospital and later discharged.

The deceased’s body has been taken to Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.