Bus collision kills two including 3-month-old

Bus collision kills two including 3-month-old

January 24, 2023   07:19 pm

Two persons, including a three-month-old infant, have been reported dead following a collision between a van and a bus in Poonanai, Valaichchenai.

Accordingly, an 80-year-old, identified as the driver of the van, and a three-month-old were killed in the accident, while three others sustained injuries, Sri Lanka Police reported.

The bodies of the deceased have currently been placed at the Valaichchenai Base Hospital, while those injured were transferred to a hospital in the Madakalapuwa area.

The van had reportedly been travelling from Puttalam to Madakalapuwa, while the bus had been travelling to Polonnaruwa from Kalmunai at the time of the accident

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