Update: One killed, 27 injured in bus-lorry collision

10 December 2015 01:33 pm

One person was killed and 27 others sustained injuries when a CTB bus collided head on with a lorry near the Gal Odaya Bridge on Mahaoya Road in Padiyathalawa a short while ago, Police said.

Police Spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekara said the bus which skidded off the road had crashed into the advancing lorry killing its driver and injuring the assistant.

He said the injured were admitted to the Padiyathalawa Hospital. The bus driver who was under the influence of liquor had been arrested by the Padiyathalawa Police. (Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana)