At least 13 persons including schoolchildren were injured and hospitalised after a bus transporting a group of students and parents toppled into a canal in Warakapola town yesterday morning. The bus was transporting 26 girl guides of Rahula Balika Maha Vidyalaya in Malabe and 11 parents.
They were en route to a girl guides camp in Rantambe.
The driver of the bus has been arrested.
The injured have been admitted to the Warakapola Hospital for treatment. Apart from two students, the others had sustained minor injuries.
Warakapola Police are conducting further investigations into the accident.
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