Seven individuals were injured when a lorry transporting an elephant collided with a luxury bus along the Galle Road in the Molligoda area in Wadduwa.

Police stated that both the driver of the lorry and the bus are among the injured. The injured have been admitted to the Panadura and Kalutara Nagoda hospitals.

The elephant who was being transporterd in the lorry had also sustained minor injuries from the accident.

The accident had occurred on Sunday morning when the elephant was being transported to a parade in Matara, when the luxury bus was travelling from Kalutara towards Colombo.

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