14 dead after bus falls down precipice
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on March 20, 2021 - 9:19 am
14 people have died while 31 others sustained injuries after a bus skidded off the road and plunged down a precipice at Passara this morning (March 20).
According to the police, the fatal incident took place at 13th mile post in Passara on Lunugala-Colombo road.
Further investigations are being conducted by the Passara Police.
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