At least 21 killed after bus skids and plummets down mountain by popular scenic waterfall in Sri Lanka
BUS HORROR At least 21 killed after bus skids and plummets down mountain by popular scenic waterfall in Sri Lanka
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AT least 21 people have died after a bus skidded and fell down a mountainside.
Officials said that 14 others were injured during the horror cliff-side plummet in Kotmale, Sri Lanka on Sunday.
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At least 21 people died in a horror bus accident in Sri Lanka
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Horrified onlookers watched in the aftermath
Shocking TV footage showed the bus lying overturned at the bottom of a precipice.
Recovery workers and civilians helped remove the injured survivors from the wreckage.
The driver survived the horrifying ordeal, and was taken to hospital for treatment.
Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Prasanna Gunasena said 21 people died in the accident while 14 others were being treated in various hospitals.
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