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“This was his final cry for help!” After 20 years devoted to a motocross track, Tuljo’s wife tells the story of its tragic end
Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Tuljo Martin devoted 20 years to developing the Aravete motocross track and was involved in a bitter dispute with Järva municipality.
- The conflict appeared on the television programme “Kuuuurija” in 2024.
- His wife, Maria, now discusses the family tragedy that brought the story to a tragic end in March.
Tuljo Martin spent 20 years developing the Aravete motocross track, but his bitter confrontation with Järva municipality eventually reached television screens on “Kuuuurija” in 2024.
His story ended tragically in March this year. In the programme’s season premiere, Martin’s wife, Maria, recounts the family tragedy and the events that preceded it. The episode airs Monday at 8:30 p.m. on Kanal 2.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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