தியத்தலாவ தொடருந்து நிலையம் அருகே ஏற்பட்ட அரச பேருந்து விபத்திற்குக் காரணம், வாகனத்தின் தடுப்பு முறைமையில் (Breaking system) ஏற்பட்ட கோளாறுதான் என பொலிஸார் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். பிரதான சாலையிலிருந்து தொடருந்து நிலையச் சாலைக்குத் திரும்பிக்கொண்டிருந்தபோது குறித்த பேருந்தின் தடுப்பு ச…
Police said the cause of the state bus accident near the Diyatalawa Railway Station was a malfunction in the vehicle's braking system.
Police said the bus' braking system failed while it was returning from the main road to the Railway Station Road.
44 people were injured in the accident. Reports say they are currently receiving treatment at the Diyatalawa Base Hospital. Police said none of the injured are in a critical condition.
Meanwhile, police said five people died and 85 were injured in road accidents recorded in the last 24 hours. Various accidents.. A lorry lost control and veered off the road in the Kudawewa area on the Aralaganwila - Polonnaruwa road, killing one person and injuring two others.
In addition, a 27-year-old youth from Kalneva died when a rental car collided with a motorcycle near the Rajina junction on the Thambuttegama - Kalneva road, police said.
A 58-year-old woman died after being hit by a lorry in the Mirahawatta area on the Welimada - Bandarawela road. In another incident, a 40-year-old man died when his motorcycle collided with the rear trailer of a tractor parked on the Minuwangoda bypass. Another person was injured in the incident. Police said a pedestrian died after being hit by a bus in Molagoda on the Colombo - Kandy road.
The victim is a 50-year-old man from Molagoda.
Meanwhile, 38 people were injured when two buses collided in the Gandhara - Talalla road yesterday.