A head-on collision between a lorry and a bus left one dead and 25 injured in Warakapola at 3:35 pm today (Nov 16)
The lorry which was travelling from Colombo to Kurunegala had collided with a bus that was approaching from the opposite direction thereby causing severe injuries to the lorry driver.
The driver had succumbed to his injuries upon submission to the Warakapola hospital. The deceased was identified as 33-year old N.H. Saman Kumara, a resident of Alawwa.
Warakapola police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
The number of Buddhist monks who were killed following the accident at the Na Uyana Theravada Buddhist Monastery (Na Uyana Aranya Senansenaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, Kurunegala currently stands at nine , with four injured, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi told Parliament this morning. He revealed that two of the injured Buddhist monks are being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU
Several shops were damaged in a major fire that broke out in a shop on the third floor of a building at First Cross Street in Pettah, Colombo, today evening.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that both inequality and poverty ought to be regarded as a worldwide catastrophe that requires urgent attention.
The opposition has renewed its demand for a long delayed forensic audit into the controversial e-visa deal, following the sentencing of former Controller General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, for contempt of court.
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