One killed, 40 injured in road tragedy

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One person died while 40 others were injured when a bus fell off a cliff at Lindula in Nuwara Eliya this morning.

Police said the bus was transporting employees who were returning to the Tea Research Institute from Talawakele.

The person who died was identified as Kumari Kiribathgoda (59), a resident of Colombo. The injured were admitted to the Lindula and Nuwara Eliya Hospitals.

Video by Ranjith Rajapakse

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One killed, 40 injured in road tragedy

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