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2025.04.25 21:40 GMT+8

27 injured in bus crash in Sri Lanka

Updated 2025.04.25 22:35 GMT+8
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Twenty-seven people, including 10 school children, were injured on Friday when a bus veered off the road in Mahiyanganaya in Sri Lanka's Uva Province, police said.

According to the police, the accident was due to a failure in the bus braking system.

Police spokesperson Buddhika Manatunga confirmed that 10 of the injured were school children, and all those injured were taken to a regional hospital for treatment.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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