12 injured as bus carrying scouts overturns in Sri Lanka-Xinhua

12 injured as bus carrying scouts overturns in Sri Lanka

Source: Xinhua| 2025-10-20 08:54:00|Editor: huaxia

COLOMBO, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people, including nine children, were injured when a bus they were traveling in veered off the road and overturned Sunday in Ragama, in Sri Lanka's Western Province, the police said.

According to the police, the bus was carrying a group of scouts returning from a jamboree. Investigators suspect faulty brakes may have caused the accident.

About 20 people were on board at the time of the crash, the police said, adding that further investigations are underway.

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