An accident occurred today (16) when a Sri Lanka Transport Board bus and a private bus on a sightseeing tour collided head-on in the Weliyaya area of Monaragala.
The 32-year-old driver of the Sri Lanka Transport Board passenger bus was reported to have died in the accident and 22 people were injured.
The police also say that the people injured in the bus accident have been admitted to the Monaragala Hospital for treatment.