Five passangers were killed and Twelve hers were injured and hospitalized due to a huge tree that fallen into a Passanger bus bound to Deniyaya area in Matara District (Southern Province) near Liberty plaza junction in Colpetty (Colombo) this morning (06)
The deceased who were all males had succumbed to their injuries after admission to Accident service of the Colombo National Hospital .
The Passanger Bus which arrived in Colombo from Deniyaya had faced this incident when on it's way to Deniyaya according to the Police .Police along with triforces personal had rescued the Passangers who were trapped inside the Bus and transported them to the Hospital.
Police had closed the Road near the Liberty plaza,junction in Colpetty afer the incident for traffic and Motorists are being advised to use an alternative routes when travelling.
