Reports indicate that preliminary police investigations and medical examinations have revealed that the SLTB bus driver who died in a horrific collision involving three buses in the Rambewa area of Anuradhapura was under the influence of cannabis and alcohol at the time of the accident.
The police stated that tests conducted on urine samples from the deceased driver confirmed the presence of both cannabis and alcohol in his system.
This tragic accident occurred on November 10th near the Welioya Junction in Rambewa, along the Kandy–Jaffna (A9) main road.
Four people, including the SLTB bus driver and two women, lost their lives in the accident, while 76 other passengers sustained injuries and were admitted to the hospital. The accident occurred when a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus traveling from Janakapura to Colombo collided head-on with another SLTB bus traveling from Akkaraipattu to Jaffna; subsequently, a private bus traveling from Vavuniya to Colombo struck the rear of the SLTB bus that was heading toward Colombo.