VICTIMS OF PASSARA BUS ACCIDENT WERE RESCUED BY THE TROOPS OF THE 112 BRIGADE

A passenger bus skidded off and fell into a precipice of more than 200 ft at the 13th Mile Post near Passara area. Army troops of the 112 Brigade of the 11 Infantry Division carried out the rescue operations.

The bus with full capacity has left Badulla around 7.00 am and reached the location of the accident around 7.30 am. The driver has lost the control and fell into the precipice claiming the lives of 14 passengers and injuring more than 45 passengers. As per the instructions of Commander 112 Brigade, Brigadier Anura Dissanayaka, the troops along with Army medical staff involved in rescuing passengers who trapped under the wrecked bus.