Bus catches fire on Katunayake Expressway

18 January 2015 05:43 am

A private bus travelling on the Katunayake Expressway   from Colombo to Jaffna has caught fire near Wattala early this morning, Police said.

They said the bus was completely destroyed reportedly due to technical failure.

Police further stated that there were 36 passengers in the bus at the time of the incident but none of them had sustained injuries.