Accident in Kekirawa, 25 injured

19 January 2011 02:09 pm

At least twenty five persons were injured when a private bus crashed into a ‘Maara’ tree along the Madatugama-Kekirawa road this evening.

According to the police the bus was on its way to Gampola carrying 30 residents from Gampola after attending a funeral in Kekirawa. The injured people were admitted to the Dambulla General Hospital and according to hospital authorities their in a stable condition.

The Kekirawa police are investigating into the incident and said that they cannot stil the cause of the accident. (Supun Dias and Kanchana Ariyadasa)