Cab hits pedestrians: 16-year-old killed & 11 others injured

A 16-year-old student was killed and eleven others were injured when a cab ran over them at Aralaganwila today. 

Police said the cab which was travelling from Dehiattakandiya to Aralaganwila had crashed on to a group of students returning from a private class at Bogas Junction in Aralaganwila at around 3 p.m today. 

The injured were admitted to the Polonnaruwa and Aralaganwila Hospitals. 

They were aged between 14 and 16 years. The 16-year-old, a resident of Ranmalthenna, died on admission to the Aralaganwila Hospital. 

The driver of the cab was taken into the custody. Hospital sources said that four of the students were in a critical condition.