31 injured after buses collide in Ketandola

31 injured after buses collide in Ketandola

January 30, 2015   10:19 am

At least 31 passengers were wounded and hospitalised following a collision involving two busses in the Ketandola area on the Elpitiya-Pitigala main road.

Police said that a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus, traveling from Elpitiya to Pitigala, had collided with a private bus heading in the opposite direction.

Around 17 women are among the wounded passengers who have been admitted to the hospital.

Pitigala Police are conducting further investigations.

 

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