Colombo: Thirty-two school students were injured when the bus which they were traveling in crashed into a tree in Walasmulla in southern Sri Lanka on Friday, police said. Police said the accident, caused by a brake failure, took place while the students were returning from an educational trip. The injured students have been rushed to the Walasmulla hospital by local residents. Sri Lanka faces a high number of road accidents with 52 fatal motor accidents reported from December 25 to 31, 2021 alone, which left 53 people dead, police said. According to official figures, a total of 2,365 fatal motor accidents were reported in 2021, resulting in the deaths of 2,461 people. UNI/XINHUA RNJ
