
Nine persons were injured when a private bus veered off the road in the Yatapana area in Kotiyakumbura, Pinneliya last night (October 9), police stated.
The accident occurred at around 7.30pm last night while the injured persons were rushed to the Karawanella hospital.
Seven out of the nine injured persons were women while one victim who was in critical condition was transferred to the Colombo National Hospital for treatment, police stated.
The Pinneliya police added that the group traveling in the bus at the time were workers from the Avissawella Trade Zone.













