UPDATE: (6.58 p.m.) - The death toll from the bus accident at Dunhinda in Badulla has climbed to three after another passenger succumbed to injuries, according to hospital sources.
A total of 34 individuals were injured when the bus toppled down a precipice this afternoon (June 21) at the 4th Mile Post area, near the Dunhinda bends on the Badulla–Mahiyanganaya road.
The bus was reportedly transporting a group of pilgrims from Badulla to Anuradhapura. The passengers are said to be residents of the Thambuttegama area.
The accident occurred at around 6:00 p.m. today.
The exact cause of the incident is yet to be determined, and the Badulla Police are conducting further investigations into the matter.
At least two persons have been killed while over 25 persons have been injured and hospitalised following a bus accident at Dunhinda in Badulla.
The bus, reportedly transporting a group on a private excursion, had toppled down a precipice in the 4th Mile Post area near the Dunhinda bends on the Badulla-Mahiyanganaya road.
The injured persons have been admitted to the Badulla General Hospital.
**This is a developing story...
