Four people were killed and 76 others injured after a three-bus collision occurred near the Rambewa Weli Oya junction on the Kandy-Jaffna (A-09) main road in the Mihintale police area this morning (Nov. 10).
The accident involved a head-on collision between a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus traveling from Janakapura to Colombo and another SLTB bus traveling from Akkaraipattu to Jaffna, following which a private bus traveling from Vavuniya to Colombo crashed into the rear of the Colombo-bound SLTB bus.
The deceased include one SLTB bus driver and three passengers, two men aged 47 and 56 from Etaweeragollewa and Ridigama and two women aged 32 and 72 from Padaviya and Veyangoda.
Among the injured, 61 passengers (44 men, 14 women, and 3 children) are receiving treatment at the Anuradhapura Hospital, 12 passengers (6 men and 6 women) are admitted to the Medawachchiya Hospital, and 3 women are undergoing treatment at the Mihintale Hospital. The Mihintale Police are conducting further investigations into the crash. (Newswire)