COLOMBO (News 1st) - Six people were injured in a road accident in Balaharuwa, Kudaoya, along the Wellawaya–Thanamalwila main road, after a SLTB bus was rear-ended by a tipper truck.According to police, the bus was traveling from Monaragala to Colombo when the tipper collided with its rear, causing ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - A series of road accidents across several parts of the country in the past few hours have left three people dead and at least 36 others injured.One person died and 13 were injured after a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus collided with the rear of a tipper truck this morning ...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - 21 people were injured when a bus overturned in Toppass along the Nuwara Eliya-Kandy road.Police confirmed that none of the injuries are serious. The injured passengers were admitted to the Nuwara Eliya Hospital for treatment.The bus was carrying 54 people on a trip from Ku...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A tragic accident in the Ramboda area of Kotmale has left 17 people injured, including seven children. The incident occurred when a van, returning from a recreational trip from Rajanganaya to Nuwara Eliya, veered off the road and collided with a mound of earth and a tree bef...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Transport Trade Union Centre warns that the continued use of outdated buses, driven by high import taxes and strict limitations on vehicle imports, is significantly contributing to the rising number of bus-related accidents across the country.Chairman of the Centre, Sampath R...