There is news that the driver of a Langama bus, which was running from Nuwara Eliya to Nawalapitiya via Dimbula Pathana, died in the driver’s seat of the bus.
The Lindula police reported that the death occurred while the vehicle was running, causing the bus to run off the road and have an accident. A 39-year-old driver from the Nawalapitiya Langama depot had died on the bus.
Yesterday afternoon (15th), the bus, which was in service from Nuwara Eliya to Nawalapitiya via Dimbula Pathana, suffered a technical fault, and the passengers were transferred to another bus. The driver and conductor then repaired the bus and were driving it back to Nawalapitiya when the driver fell ill.
After the conductor informed the Lindula Police, officers removed the driver from the seat and took him to the Lindula Regional Hospital.
The hospital doctors declared that he was already dead upon arrival.