A three-wheeler driven by a schoolboy had toppled over near Ginigathhena Town along the Ginigathhena – Nawalapitiya main road yesterday, injuring three other schoolchildren who were in the passenger seat.
The Ginigathhena Police said the students who had sustained serious injuries had been admitted to the Nawalapitiya District General Hospital following the accident.
The injured persons are Grade 12 students of the Kadawala Tamil Maha Vidyalaya in Ginigathhena.
It is reported that the student driving the three-wheeler had attempted to overtake a van recklessly and had toppled over missing colliding with a private bus plying in the opposite direction.
The three students travelling in the passenger seat of the three-wheeler had been thrown out onto the main road as the three-wheeler had toppled over.
The private bus plying in the opposite direction had swerved and crashed onto the wall of a state building to prevent running over the three children who had gotten thrown onto the main road.
No passengers on the bus were injured in the incident. (Islandnews/ Image – Accident1st)
