Three killed, 32 injured after bus crashes in Sri Lanka

Mar 20, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 20 : At least seven people were killed and 20 others injured after a bus plunged off a road in central Sri Lanka on Saturday.
The accident took place at around 7:15 am (local time) when the bus plunged into a precipice in the Passara area, Colombo Page reported citing a police statement.
According to the Passara police, the private bus, which was travelling from Lunugala to Colombo, fell into a precipice of about 200 feet near the 13-mile post on Badulla Monaragala road.
An investigation is underway.

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