Srilanka, June 18 -- A 56-year-old school teacher has been killed in a road accident involving a bus and a motorcycle in Poonewa along the Jaffna-Kandy main road, police stated.

The accident had occurred this morning (18) when a bus operated by the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), travelling from Kandy to Vavuniya, collided with a motorcycle.

Following the collision, the female rider was reportedly run over by the rear wheel of the bus, resulting in her death.

The deceased has been identified as a teacher attached to the Galkandegama Vidyalaya in Poonewa. Police said the body has been placed at the morgue of the Vavuniya Hospital for post-mortem examination.

The bus driver has been arrested in connection with the incident, and furt...