Eleven persons including ten of a same family were
killed and three others critically injured and hospitalized due to the Van they were travelling in collided with a Bus at Chavakachcheri (Northern Province)area in jaffna today (17).
The injured were admitted to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital for treatment.
The deceased were on a pilgrimage to Nagadeepa Viharaya (Temple) from Horana (Western Province)when the accident occurred.
The van which the pilgrims were in travelling at high speed and after seen the speeding Van Bus driver stopped the Bus .But the Van collided with the Bus due to the speed according to sources.Bus driver had fallen unconcious after the accident, but recovered later.
The relatives of the deceased left Jaffna already to identified the bodies..
The injured were admitted to the Jaffna Teaching Hospital for treatment.
The deceased were on a pilgrimage to Nagadeepa Viharaya (Temple) from Horana (Western Province)when the accident occurred.
The van which the pilgrims were in travelling at high speed and after seen the speeding Van Bus driver stopped the Bus .But the Van collided with the Bus due to the speed according to sources.Bus driver had fallen unconcious after the accident, but recovered later.
The relatives of the deceased left Jaffna already to identified the bodies..
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