Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The Nanu Oya Police say a Bolero-type lorry travelling from Kataragama to Talawakelle met with a serious accident after veering off the road and plunging approximately 100 feet down a precipice.

Police said the accident occurred at around 10.00 a.m. today (03) in the Kirimetiya area along the Nuwara Eliya-Hatton-Nanu Oya Circular Road.

The lorry was transporting a stock of ready-made garments from Kataragama to be sold in Talawakelle in preparation for the upcoming Deepavali festival.

According to police, the vehicle veered off the road and began tilting towards the slope.

The three people travelling in the lorry managed to jump out of the vehicle and save their lives.

The occupants said that shortly afterwards, ...