Nine killed in fatal bus accident in Manampitiya

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Colombo (LNW): Nine persons were killed while several others were injured in a fatal bus accident in Manampitiya area.

A passenger bus travelling from Polonnaruwa to Kattankudy had collided on the Kotaleeya Bridge at Manampitiya and toppled into the river, according to Police Spokesman Thalduwa.

The injured were hospitalised, according to Police, but unconfirmed reports claimed that nine people were killed in the accident.

Reports also add that the death toll may likely to continue..

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