An accident has occurred when a wild elephant attacked a private bus on the Kataragama-Buttala road, causing the bus to overturn. About 10 people have been injured and hospitalized in this accident that occurred at around 11 am today. It is reported that this group was a group that had come from Chilaw to Kataragama on a pilgrimage and the bus was traveling on the Kataragama-Buttala road when the elephant attacked.
About 10 people injured in the accident have been admitted to the Kataragama Hospital for treatment. A spokesperson for the Kataragama Hospital said that the condition of the injured is not serious. It is said that about 40 people were traveling in the bus at the time of the accident