Five school children were admitted to the Haldummulla District Hospital after a herd of buffaloes chased them when they were on their way to the school in Bathgoda, Haldummulla this morning (11).

The five students aged 10 and 11 studying at the Vipulananda Tamil School in Bathgoda belonging to the Haldummulla Division were admitted to the hospital. Sources said that their condition is not serious.When the children were walking towards the school from Bathgoda Junction, the buffaloes herded by a man had chased after the children.

The Haputale Police are conducting further investigations.