Fourteen injured in expressway accident

At least 14 passengers sustained injuries when a private bus crashed into a CTB bus parked at the toll gate of the Pinnaduwa exit on Southern Expressway yesterday afternoon, the police said.

The private bus failing to control its speed crashed into the parked heavy vehicle. The CTB bus had been parked at the gate to pay the toll.

The injured including the driver of the private bus were admitted to Karapitiya Hospital in Galle. Their condition was not serious, police said.