42 injured as bus topples in Walapane

At least 42 passengers had sustained injuries following a bus plying from Theripaha towards Nildandhahinna toppled at Walapane this morning, the Police said.

They said the driver had lost control at Abanella and the bus toppled and crashed into a nearby house around 8.30 a.m.

The injured were admitted to the Nildandhahinna Hospital.

The driver of the bus has been arrested and the Theripaha Police are conducting investigations. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)