Six students who went to get food at an unsafely constructed shop opposite Ginigathhena Police Station in Ginigathhena town have been hospitalized after the wooden floor collapsed.
The accident occurred among a group of students studying in the 10th grade of a school in the area.
They had come to the restaurant to get food to attend an external class in the city when the accident occurred. The wooden floor collapsed and the group of students fell down a 15-foot slope.
Following the accident, local residents have taken steps to hospitalize the students concerned and steps have been taken to close the hotel. Hospital sources say that the condition of the students is not serious.