Six children injured in ‘elephant stampede’
May 19, 2013 03:04 pm
Six children were injured in stampede when a female elephant ran amok during the annual Perahera (pageant) of the Kapugoda Sri Wardanarama Viharaya in Kandana last night.
The incident occurred at around 11.00 pm yesterday near the Ganemulla Junction when the Perahera was parading along the Colombo –Kandy main road.
Six children, between the ages of 06- 16, who were in the traditional dancers’ group in the pageant were injured in the stampede and have been admitted to the Ragama Hospital.
The incident occurred at around 11.00 pm yesterday near the Ganemulla Junction when the Perahera was parading along the Colombo –Kandy main road.
Six children, between the ages of 06- 16, who were in the traditional dancers’ group in the pageant were injured in the stampede and have been admitted to the Ragama Hospital.
