At least six were killed and eight others injured following a passenger
bus bashed into a van proceeding from Kuruwita to Colombo at Ihala
Kosgama on the Avissawella-Colombo road early this morning, the Police
said.
Out of the fourteen people in the van six died, while the driver died on
the spot, The Police said. One of the victims in the van was rushed to
the Colombo National Hospital while the remaining seven are receiving
treatment at the Avissawella base hospital, the Police said. There were
no casualties reported from bus.
The passengers in a van were returning after attending a funeral and the
bus was bound to Colombo from Walasmulla. The two vehicles collided
head on in the Ihala Kosgama area in the Avissawella main road at
3.50am.
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Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2011 @ 02:45:38 LKT
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