The owner of the bus involved in the accident on the Ella–Wellawaya road has been taken into custody for failing to properly maintain the vehicle.
The bus, carrying a group of passengers on an excursion from Tangalle, veered off the road and plunged into a precipice near the 24th kilometer post along the Ella–Wellawaya main road, within the Ella Police Division, on the 4th. The accident claimed the lives of 15 individuals.
Among the deceased were the Secretary of the Tangalle Municipal Council, Mr. T.W.K. Rupasena, and 12 other employees of the Council.
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