Two Dead, 39 Injured in Badulla Bus Accident

Two Dead, 39 Injured in Badulla Bus Accident

by Staff Writer 01-11-2024 | 11:55 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); A tragic bus accident in Badulla has resulted in the deaths of two individuals. According to police reports, 39 others were injured and have been hospitalized.

The accident involved a bus carrying students and faculty from the Southern Campus of the Kotelawala Defence University in Sooriyawewa. The bus overturned in the Dunhinda 4th Mile Post area of Badulla.

Police confirmed that the injured were admitted to the Badulla Teaching Hospital. 

Dr. Palitha Rajapaksha, head of the hospital's emergency unit, stated that six of the injured are currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit.