Four schoolchildren sustained minor injuries this morning (28) when a bus transporting students from the Ranikadu area to schools in Bogawantalawa town met with an accident.

According to the Police, the incident occurred around 7.30 am when the private bus suffered a sudden mechanical fault in its braking system. 

In an attempt to stop the vehicle, the driver steered it into a soil embankment along the main road.

The four injured students were rushed to the Bogawantalawa Regional Hospital, while another 25 students were admitted due to shock following the incident.

Bogawantalawa Police have launched investigations into the accident. (Newswire)

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Wildlife officers from Nallathanniya reported that the body of a leopard was found this morning (10 Feb) in the upper section of the Kotiyagala Estate in Bogawantalawa, after it was caught in a wire snare set on a tea bush.

Officials suspect that the snare had been deliberately placed to trap the leopard, which had been roaming the estate and preying on dogs and cattle kept by estate workers.

It is reported that during its struggle to escape, the leopard’s neck had become entangled in the wire, leading to its death.

The Bogawantalawa Police, who inspected the site, discovered several other snares set up in the tea plantation and removed them.

The leopard’s body has been presented to the Hatton Magistrate’s Court and will be sent to the Randeniya Veterinary Office for a post‑mortem examination. 

Wildlife officers added that investigations are underway, with police assistance, to arrest those responsible for setting the snares. (Newswire)

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