SLTB bus catches fire in Dambulla

A bus belonging to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has gone up in flames in the area of Bulagala on Dambulla-Anuradhapura road. Dambulla Police has initiated investigations into the matter.

In the meantime, a total of 29 people including multiple school children were injured and hospitalized after a bus transporting them was involved in an accident at Hinguruwatta area in Walasmulla.

Among the injured are 23 students of a school in Katuwana area and six teachers and parents.