At least eight people, including children, have been injured in a collision between a bus and a train at a railway crossing in Habaraduwa this afternoon (25), police said.

The accident occurred near the Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum in Koggala, when a bus collided with a train travelling from Beliatta to Maradana.

According to police, the injured were admitted to hospital following the incident. Three of them are reportedly in serious condition.