A total of 42 people have been hospitalized after a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus travelling from Colombo to Badulla plunged into a 20-foot precipice near the Diyatalawa Railway Station.
Police said the injured were admitted to the Diyatalawa Base Hospital for treatment.
Commenting on the incident, Acting Medical Superintendent of the Diyatalawa Base Hospital, Dr. W.K.L.M. Weerasekara, said that 42 people have been hospitalized as a result of the accident and the condition of two of them is serious.
Accordingly, Dr. Weerasekara said that one patient has been transferred to the Badulla Teaching Hospital for further treatment, while eight others sustained minor injuries, and the condition of the remaining patients is stable.
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