Fourteen (14) school children have been injured after the van they were travelling in crashed into a tree in the Kuruwita area today.
According to the Police, the accident had occurred as the driver of the vehicle had lost control of the van.
Fourteen school children, aged 11 to 14 years, and a woman had been travelling in the van at the time of the accident.
The 14 children and the van driver who had sustained injuries in the accident had been admitted to a nearby hospital, after which 10 children had been discharged after treatment.
However, two schoolboys, two schoolgirls, and the driver have been transferred to the Ratnapura Hospital for further treatment.
The Kuruwita Police is conducting investigations into the accident. (Islandnews)
