Eighteen injured in bus mishap
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Pic: Kavindra Perera
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Eighteen passengers suffered minor injuries when a Kataragama bound
bus skidded off the road near the Galle Face Hotel roundabout at 7.30
p.m. yesterday.
The City Traffic Police sources said the mishap occurred when the bus
was trying to negotiate a curve near the roundabout.
The injured passengers were rushed in ambulances to the National
Hospital.
Nine of the eighteen injured were women, sources said.The victims
were out of danger. They were discharged after being treated for minor
injuries. Sources said that a three-wheeler and a motorcycle too
collided with the bus. Investigations into the incident are being
carried out, police sources said.
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