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Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
At least 21 passengers killed after bus skids off cliff in Sri Lanka
A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14, an official said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140km east of the capital Colombo in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka, police said. Deputy transport and highways minister Prasanna Gunasena told the media that 21 people died in the accident and 14 others were being treated in hospitals. Local television showed the bus lying overturned at the bottom of a precipice while workers and others helped remove injured people from the rubble. The driver was injured and among those admitted to hospital for treatment. At the time of the accident, nearly 50 people were traveling on the bus. The bus was operated by a state-run company, police said. Deadly bus accidents are common in Sri Lanka, especially in the mountainous regions, often due to reckless driving and poorly maintained and narrow roads.
The Independent
11-05-2025
- The Independent
At least 21 passengers killed after bus skids off cliff in Sri Lanka
A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka 's tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14, an official said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140km east of the capital Colombo in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka, police said. Deputy transport and highways minister Prasanna Gunasena told the media that 21 people died in the accident and 14 others were being treated in hospitals. Local television showed the bus lying overturned at the bottom of a precipice while workers and others helped remove injured people from the rubble. The driver was injured and among those admitted to hospital for treatment. At the time of the accident, nearly 50 people were traveling on the bus. The bus was operated by a state-run company, police said. Deadly bus accidents are common in Sri Lanka, especially in the mountainous regions, often due to reckless driving and poorly maintained and narrow roads.
BreakingNews.ie
11-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Twenty-one killed as bus skids off cliff in Sri Lanka
A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday in a mountainous area near the town of Kotmale, about 86 miles east of the capital Colombo. Advertisement Deputy minister of transport and highways Prasanna Gunasena confirmed the death toll and said those injured are being treated in hospital. Local television showed the bus lying overturned at the bottom of a precipice while workers and others helped remove injured people from the rubble. The driver was injured and among those admitted to hospital. Nearly 50 people were on the bus, which was operated by a state-run travel company, at the time of the crash, police said. Advertisement
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 8 people and injuring more than 30 others
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring more than 30 others. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east of Colombo, the capital, in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka, police said. The driver was injured and among those admitted to the hospital for treatment, police added. The bus was operated by a state-run travel company, police said. Deadly bus accidents are common in Sri Lanka, especially in the mountainous regions, often due to reckless driving and poorly maintained and narrow roads.
Associated Press
11-05-2025
- Associated Press
Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 8 people and injuring more than 30 others
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka's tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring more than 30 others. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east of Colombo, the capital, in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka, police said. The driver was injured and among those admitted to the hospital for treatment, police added. The bus was operated by a state-run travel company, police said. Deadly bus accidents are common in Sri Lanka, especially in the mountainous regions, often due to reckless driving and poorly maintained and narrow roads.
