A van belonging to the Ministry of Education of the Southern Province, which was used to transport General Certificate of Education O/L questions papers and Answer Sheets, ran off the road in Kahiyangala, Hikkaduwa, yesterday evening and collided with a wall while driving from Galle to Colombo.
The Hikkaduwa Police say that the accident occurred when the driver could not control the speed of the van.
The driver of the van, a deputy director of education who was travelling in it, and a sergeant of the Galle Police who were on guard were injured in the accident and admitted to the Galle Karapitiya Hospital.
At the time of the accident, there were answer sheets of the students in the van. The Hikkaduwa Police stated that no one was harmed and they were safely directed to the designated places.
