Sri Lanka, Aug. 28 -- The driver of the tipper truck, which collided head-on with a school van in the Kuliyapitiya area on August 27, killing three persons including two schoolgirls, has been remanded after being produced before court.

A tragic road accident occurred in Pallewela, Kuliyapitiya last morning (27), when a van transporting schoolchildren collided head-on with a tipper truck traveling in the opposite direction.

Police said two schoolgirls, aged 12 and 13, and the driver of the van, aged 64, died in the accident.

Additionally, 13 other students who were injured were admitted to the Kuliyapitiya and Kurunegala hospitals for treatment.

Accordingly, Kuliyapitiya Police arrested the driver of the tipper truck in connection with...