Travelling by bus in Sri Lanka not safe, claims tourist Published : 8 October 2023 01:05 pm Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 74 Bookmark CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow ...

A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, according to a police spokesman.

The bus was operated by a state-run travel company, police said. Deadly bus accidents are common in Sri Lanka, especially in the mountainous regions, often due to reckless driving and poorly ...

The accident - among the deadliest recorded in Sri Lanka for decades - occurred in the early hours of Sunday in an area near the town of Kotmale, about 86 miles east of the capital Colombo.

The Sri Lanka Tourist Bus Owners’ Association has 525 members, most of whom are small-scale operators. Its president, Neil Jayatissa, said that the total value of outstanding loans by ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring more than 30 others.