A bus carrying a group on a picnic overturned on the Nuwara Eliya-Kandywara road at Helboda, Katukitula area, injuring eight persons.
This is the third main bus accident reported in last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, The death toll from the incident in Manampitiya, where a bus toppled off a bridge, has gone up to 11.
The driver of the bus was remanded until July 24, by the Polonnaruwa Magistrate’s Court earlier today.
Two individuals died and 30 others were injured this morning in another accident after a bus collided with a parked container truck at Ambanpola.
