Women, children among 20 injured in bus accident in Ratnapura

Women, children among 20 injured in bus accident in Ratnapura

May 24, 2019   11:08 am

At least 20 persons have been injured and hospitalised following an accident involving a bus at Godakawela in Ratnapura.

The bus, had reportedly crashed into a container truck parked on the roadside at Godakawela on the Ratnapura-Embilipitiya road last night (23).

The bus was carrying a group of passengers from Hakmana in Matara who were returning home after attending a wedding in Avissawella.

The wounded persons including 11 women and 3 children have been admitted to the Godakawela regional hospital and the Kahawatte base hospital for treatment.

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