Brake failure believed to have caused the Ella bus accident
Fifteen people died and 18 were injured in the Ella bus accident, which is suspected to have been caused by a brake failure of the bus. Tangalle Urban Council employees and their families returning from a trip travelled in this bus that fell of a precipice at the 24th kilometre post on the Ella–Wellawaya main road last night.
The President’s Fund allocated Rs. 1 million
Rs. 1 million is to be allocated from the President’s Fund to each family that lost a member in the Ella bus accident.
Kush cannabis worth Rs. 107.5 million was seized
Customs arrested a 43-year-old Indian passenger at Bandaranaike International Airport with 10,750 grams of Kush cannabis, valued at Rs. 107.5 million.
The Deputy Director of the Colombo National Hospital, Dr Rukshan Bellana today declared that he was prepared to face any disciplinary inquiry over the comments he made regarding the medical condition of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
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