One killed,12 injured in bus collision
26 November 2011 09:00 am
One person was killed another 12 persons were injured when a private bus collided with a luxury bus while attempting to overtake it in Mundalama area in the Puttalam-Chilaw main road a short while ago.
Police said that the luxury bus was bound to Jaffna at the time of the incident. The injured were admitted to the Puttalm and Mundalama Hospitals. The incident was reported around 12.15pm.
The luxury bus had crashed into two trees after it collided with the other bus. The victim was the assistant driver of the luxury bus, the police said.
The driver and the conductor of the private bus had fled the area following the incident. The driver of the luxury bus was arrested by the Mundalama Police. (SD)