At least 16 people have supposedly been injured and hospitalized following a head-on accident involving 2 buses near the 07th Mile Post location along the Habarana - Minneriya road.The incident had actually happened at around 11.00 a.m.
today (29) and included a personal bus and a passenger bus coming from the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB).
According to reports, 12 guests from the SLTB bus and 4 from the personal bus sustained injuries and were confessed to the Polonnaruwa General Hospital and Habarana Hospital for treatment.It has actually likewise been reported that the motorists of both buses are amongst the injured persons.The private bus was en route from Katunayake to a funeral service in the Siripura location when the accident occurred.Police suspect that the chauffeur of the private bus may have been driving recklessly at the time of the incident.