At Least 15 Killed In Sri Lanka Bus Accident | World News

Police said at least 15 people died of a bus accident along the Ella-Welawaya road in Uva, Sri Lanka.

According to the police around 16 injured and taken to hospital. Xinhua News Agency, a local hospital spokesman, some are critical, he said.

Police said that a bus carrying a group of municipal employees returning from an entertainment trip on Thursday night of the accident deviated from the road and immersed a valley of a few hundred meters deep.

Considering the rough land, the rescue efforts included the police, the army, the air force, the fire department and the local residents, the police ‘operations continued on Friday until 4 am local time, he said.

On August 30, a person was killed, Sri Lanka’s Eastern province of Pottovil’de pilgrims falling about 57 people were injured, he said.

According to the police, the bus stuck the road and hit a grille before stopping. The sacrifice was described as a 74 -year -old man.

Authorities, wounded passengers ran to regional hospitals for treatment, he said.

Sri Lanka records frequent traffic accidents with buses. Police data showed that in 2024, the country recorded 2,541 deaths from 2,403 deadly traffic accidents.

On August 27, he said that three people, including two school students, were killed when he collided with a dumping truck in Kuliyapitiya in the north -west province of Sri Lanka.

According to the police, 13 people injured in the accident were taken to hospital. Local media reported that the driver of the minibus is also among the dead.

Police said more investigations continued.

At the beginning of August 16, one person was killed and about 22 people were injured when two buses collided in Monaragala in Uva, Sri Lanka at the beginning of August 16th.

According to the police, the victim was the 32 -year -old driver of one of the buses. The wounded were admitted to a regional hospital for treatment.