COLOMBO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- 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 Dec. 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. ■