Nine dead in Bandarawela bus tragedy
Posted by Editor on November 5, 2013 - 8:15 am
At least nine people were killed and more than 20 injured following the accident which occurred in Bandarawela this evening (4) when a bus plying on the Bandarawela- Punagala route skidded off the road and plunged into a precipice at Punagala.
17 victims are currently receiving treatment at the Bandarawela Hospital while 6 others are receiving treatment at the Diyatalawa hospital, initial reports said.
(Courtesy: DM Online)
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