Nineteen Passangers Including Twelve Army And Airforce Personal Injured And Hospitalized Due To An Explosion And Fire In A Bus

Nineteen Bus passengers including 12 Army and Air force personal have been injured and hospitalized due to a fire occurred as a result of an  explosion in a Private Bus at Kahagolla,Diyathalawa this morning(21). The injured including a female were admitted to the Diyathalawa Hospital for treatment and most of the injured received injuries to their legs according to sources.

 The explosion and the fire occurred in a Bus traveling from Bandarawela to Diyathalawa and there are 07 Army and 05 Air force personal among the injured it has been revealed.

The injured Passengers arrived in another Bus from Jaffna and due to a technical default of the Bus engine the Passengers were transferred to the Bus where the explosion occurred at Bandarawela according to reports.

It is widely believed that a Hand Grenade carried by a Military member in the Bus may have exploded and the Bus caught fire as a result.