Three people died and 17 others were injured when a passenger bus which was running near the Vavuniya Nocchimote Bridge on the Colombo-Kandy A9 road overturned early this morning.
Police say that 09 women and 08 men who were injured in this accident are being treated at Vavuniya Hospital.
This passenger bus was a private passenger bus that was running from Jaffna to Colombo.
Investigations have revealed that the bus was travelling at high speed when the accident occurred. The police say that the driver was unable to control the vehicle and the bus overturned.
The bus driver is among the dead. Among the dead are two residents of Welwetitura and one resident of Nawalapitiya. They are aged between 32 and 23 years.