A personal passenger bus travelling from Colombo to Welimada veered off the highway and struck a rock embankment within the Nayamaditta space of Uva Thenna, Haldummulla, early this morning (18), inflicting the bus to overturn throughout the highway. The driving force was killed within the accident, whereas eight others, together with a lady and a younger baby, had been injured, Haldummulla Police mentioned.
Police mentioned the driving force was not carrying a seat belt and that the door beside the driving force’s seat immediately opened, inflicting him to panic. Because of this, he misplaced management of the bus, which veered off the highway, hit the embankment and overturned throughout the roadway.
The driving force was thrown out of the bus and fell throughout the highway earlier than being trapped beneath the car. He sustained essential accidents and was rescued by space residents and admitted to hospital, however later succumbed to his accidents. Police additionally mentioned that one injured particular person suffered a critical harm to the arm.
4 injured individuals, together with a seven-year-old baby, have been transferred to the Diyatalawa Base Hospital for additional remedy.
