37 injured in pilgrimage bus accident at Aladeniya
File photo: Ambulance (not related to the incident / Photo by YANGHONG YU on Unsplash)
A bus accident occurred last night (May 12) on the Yatihalagala – Kulugammana road in the Aladeniya police area, leaving 37 people injured.
The accident took place near the Kulugammana junction when a private bus, traveling from Yatihalagala towards Kulugammana, veered off the road and plunged down an embankment.
Among the injured are the bus driver, 9 other men, 20 women, and around 8 children. All of them were taken to the Kandy, Peradeniya, and Thittapajjala hospitals for treatment.
Hospital sources confirmed that none of the injuries are life-threatening.
According to reports, the passengers were from the Galgamuwa–Ahetuwewa area and were on a pilgrimage to Kandy at the time of the accident.
Aladeniya Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
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