7 dead, dozens injured in road accident in Sri Lanka-Xinhua

7 dead, dozens injured in road accident in Sri Lanka

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-01-21 00:02:45

COLOMBO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Seven people died and dozens were wounded when a bus skidded off the road in central Sri Lanka after colliding with a van and a trishaw on Friday, police said.

The van and the trishaw have been severely damaged, police said.

Local media reported that the bus was transporting students from a school in Colombo. Police said about 50 people were aboard the bus when the accident took place.

Director of a local hospital Mahendra Senevirathne said that the wounded were transported to the hospital, and the dead bodies have not been identified yet.