Two schoolchildren were killed in an accident when a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus collided with the motorcycle they were travelling on at Pitawalgamuwa, yesterday morning.
The incident had occurred on the Deiyandara - Hakmana Road, while the bus had been plying to Hakmana.
Police said the motorcyclist had neither possessed a driving license nor did either one of them have a helmet on when the accident had taken place.The victims, aged 16 and 19, were said to be residents of the Denagama and Kaluwalaketiya areas. The bodies were sent to the Narawelpitiya Base Hospital for a postmortem. The bus driver was arrested.
Police are investigating.