A 26-year-old woman was reported dead after being injured in a chain snatching incident reported in the Devipahala area in Kuruwita last evening.

The Police state that an unidentified group had attacked the woman on her neck and had fled after snatching her chain.

The injured woman had been admitted to the Ratnapura Hospital, after which she had succumbed to injuries. 

The deceased is a 26-year-old resident of the Devipahala area in Kuruwita. 

The Kuruwita Police has launched an investigation to apprehend the suspects involved in the incident. (Newswire)

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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. (Newswire)

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