Colombo, Sep 5
At least 15 people have died from a bus accident that took place along the Ella-Wellawaya road in Sri Lanka's Uva province, said police.
Police said the accident occurred on Thursday night when a bus carrying a group of municipal employees, who were returning from a leisure trip, veered off the road and plunged down a ravine a few hundred meters deep.
Police said further investigations were ongoing.
Earlier on August 16, one person was killed and about 22 others injured when two buses collided in Monaragala in Sri Lanka's Uva Province, police said.
The victim was the 32-year-old driver of one of the buses, according to police. The injured were admitted to a regional hospital for treatment.