The injured of a bus accident are transferred to a hospital near Kotmale, Sri Lanka on May 11, 2025. The death toll has risen to 15 with over 20 others being injured when a bus plunged off a cliff in Kotmale, located in Sri Lanka's Central Province on Sunday morning, police said. The injured have been admitted to regional hospitals for treatment, and an investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched, police said. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
COLOMBO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The death toll has risen to 15 with over 20 others being injured when a bus plunged off a cliff in Kotmale, located in Sri Lanka's Central Province on Sunday morning, police said.
The injured have been admitted to regional hospitals for treatment, and an investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched, police said.
Road accidents are frequent in Sri Lanka, with official data showing that buses are often involved.
As of April 2, a total of 592 Sri Lankans have died in 565 fatal road accidents reported this year, police said earlier. ■
This photo taken on May 11, 2025 shows a bus accident scene in Kotmale, Sri Lanka. The death toll has risen to 15 with over 20 others being injured when a bus plunged off a cliff in Kotmale, located in Sri Lanka's Central Province on Sunday morning, police said.
The injured have been admitted to regional hospitals for treatment, and an investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched, police said. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
People gather near the site of a bus accident in Kotmale, Sri Lanka on May 11, 2025. The death toll has risen to 15 with over 20 others being injured when a bus plunged off a cliff in Kotmale, located in Sri Lanka's Central Province on Sunday morning, police said.
The injured have been admitted to regional hospitals for treatment, and an investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched, police said. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
