One dead, 62 injured in bus mishaps
Ridma Dissanayake
One passenger died and 62 were injured following two separate bus
accidents on the Padalu Oya - Thawalamtenne road and Perawila - Gampola
road yesterday.
Around 30 passengers were injured and hospitalised after a private
bus crashed head -on with a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus on the
Pudalu Oya -Thawalamtenna road.
Police Media Unit sources said the four who were critically injured,
including the SLTB bus driver, were admitted to Gampola Hospital while
the others were admitted to Kotmale Hospital.
The private bus was traveling to Kandy from Pudalu Oya while the SLTB
bus was heading towards Thalawakele from Thawalamtenna. The other
accident occurred when the private bus veered off the road and toppled
on the Perawila-Gampola road yesterday.
One passenger died and 32 were injured in the accident. The injured
were admitted to Gampola, Nawalapitiya and Dolosbage Hospitals, the
Police said. |