Four injured in private coach accident

A private coach veered off the road and crashed into a tree at Yayawatta in Tangalle injuring four persons. The coach was travelling to Colombo from Kataragama.

The injured were admitted to theTangalle Base Hospital. Police said the coach was at high speed at the time of the accident.

A foreigner was among the injured.

The driver and the conductor had fled after the accident, police said.

Investigations are continuing.