Sri Lanka, Feb. 26 -- A van transporting a group of Sripada pilgrims met with an accident today (26) in the Bagatholuwa area of Ginigathhena, injuring the passengers.

Police said the accident occurred on the Ginigathhena-Nawalapitiya main road when the van, carrying a family from Mawela, Ulapane, veered off course, hit a mountainside, and overturned.

The injured were admitted to the Ginigathhena Regional Hospital and discharged after treatment. The van sustained severe damage, and police suspect the driver fell asleep at the wheel.

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