Ten (10) garment factory workers have been injured after the van they were travelling in collided head-on with a bus in the Kandaketiya Police area today.

According to the Police, a bus travelling from Kandaketiya to Badulla had crashed head-on into the van plying in the opposite direction.

The accident had taken place in the Bopitiya area along the Kandaketiya- Badulla main road early this morning.

Ten garment factory workers in the van have been admitted to the Mahiyanganaya and Kandaketiya hospitals with injuries. 

The Kandaketiya Police is conducting investigations into the accident. (Newswire)

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The Kandhaketiya Police has launched an investigation to apprehend a man who had attempted to sexually molest a 75-year-old woman.

The Police stated that the suspect had been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident reported last night.

The 51-year-old man had approached the woman under the pretext of talking after which he had attempted to molest her.

However, after being spotted by area residents, the man had fled the area.

The victim was initially admitted to the Meegahakiwula Hospital after which she was transferred to the Badulla District General Hospital. (NewsWire)

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