COLOMBO, Aug 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – One person was killed, with about 57 others being injured, when a bus carrying pilgrims, crashed, in Pottuvil, in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province yesterday, the police said.
According to the police, the bus veered off the road and struck a culvert, before coming to a stop. The victim was identified as a 74-year-old man.
The injured passengers were rushed to regional hospitals for treatment, authorities said.
Sri Lanka records frequent road accidents involving buses. Police data showed that last year, the country recorded 2,541 deaths, from 2,403 fatal road accidents.– NNN-XINHUA
