Police officers inspect the scene of the accident. Pic by Jude Samantha
VIDEO: Two women killed in bus accident
December 5, 2013 12:32 pm
Two women were killed in a bus accident in the Munneswaram area in Chilaw this morning. Police said the private bus had first hit a pedestrian causing another woman inside the bus to fall off and be run over by the same bus.
The victims have been identified as Malani Kamalani Perera (60) from Maikkulama, Chilaw and Leena Herath Vanigasundari (50), a resident of Ayyanayake Temple Road in Munneswaram.
The accident had occurred at around 7.00am today when the bus, traveling from Kurunegala to Chilaw, passing the Munneswaram Temple had come into contact with the pedestrian on the roadside.
The driver had then suddenly slammed the breaks causing a female passenger inside the bus to fall off. She was run over by the same bus.
Police said both women had died on the spot.
The driver and the bus have been taken into custody while Chilaw Police are conducting investigations.
The victims have been identified as Malani Kamalani Perera (60) from Maikkulama, Chilaw and Leena Herath Vanigasundari (50), a resident of Ayyanayake Temple Road in Munneswaram.
The accident had occurred at around 7.00am today when the bus, traveling from Kurunegala to Chilaw, passing the Munneswaram Temple had come into contact with the pedestrian on the roadside.
The driver had then suddenly slammed the breaks causing a female passenger inside the bus to fall off. She was run over by the same bus.
Police said both women had died on the spot.
The driver and the bus have been taken into custody while Chilaw Police are conducting investigations.
