Bus plunges over a precipice: 24 injured

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Twenty four passengers were hospitalised after a private bus plying from Jaffna to Diyatalawa plunged over a precipice in the Ramboda area in Kotmale this morning, Police said.

Twenty one of the injured were admitted to the Kothmale hospital while others admitted to the Wahugapitiya hospital, they said. (Pix by Shantha Chandrasiri)

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