Ten children were injured and hospitalised after a bus collided with a train at a railway crossing in Habaraduwa this afternoon (25).
The accident occurred when the rear section of the bus was struck by a train travelling from Beliatta to Maradana.
The bus was carrying a group of students from a tuition class in the Kottawa area who were on an educational trip.
More than 50 people, including children, parents and teachers, were on board the bus at the time of the accident.
The injured children, aged 14 and 15, were admitted to several hospitals, including the Galle National Hospital and Kalugala Hospital, for treatment, police said.
The railway crossing where the accident occurred is not equipped with protective gates and operates using only electric warning lights and a bell.
Habaraduwa Police have arrested the bus driver in connection with the accident.
