Ten including children killed in van-bus collision
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on April 17, 2019 - 7:15 am
10 people have been killed in a vehicle collision reported along the Badulla, Mahiyanganaya road, opposite the Mahiyanganaya National School early this morning.
A head on collision had occurred at around 1.30 this morning between a van travelling from Badulla to Mahiyanganaya and a bus travelling from Trincomalee to Diyatalawa.
Police said four male and three women and three children were among the deceased.
The driver of the bus has been arrested.
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