The Tangalle Municipal Council Secretary is reported to be among those killed in a bus accident that occurred on the Ella-Wellawaya main road last night. 12 municipal council employees, two children and 15 other people including the bus driver died in the accident, said Deputy Minister of Local Government Ruwan Senarath. One woman is still missing.
The bodies of the bus driver and two children have been found at the Badulla Teaching Hospital, hospital sources say.