Collision at bend kills 11, injures 15

Eleven people were killed and at least 15 injured in a collision between a private bus and two vans at Gokarella in Kurunegala last evening, police said. The private bus was heading to Colombo from Anuradhapura when it collided with the two vans plying to Dambulla and Polonnaruwa.

According to police, the bus had been travelling at a high speed and the driver had lost control of the vehicle when trying to negotiate a bend. Most of the people killed were from the two vans.