Thirteen schoolchildren and a van driver were injured when a school transport vehicle overturned off the road in Nawalapitiya this morning (05).

According to the Police, the school van fell into a 10- foot precipice around 06.30 am today. 

The van had been transporting students from Katabula, Nawalapitiya, to Harangala when the accident occurred.

The Police said the injured children include 11 girls and 2 boys. 

The injured schoolchildren and the van driver have been admitted to the Nawalapitiya District Hospital. (Newswire/ Image- Accident1st)

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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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