Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- Four people, including an SLTB bus driver and two women, were killed and 76 passengers were injured when three buses collided near the Welioya Junction in Rambewa on the Kandy-Jaffna (A-09) road in the Mihintale Police Division this morning, 10th November, according to the Police Media Division.

Issuing a statement, the Police Media Division noted that the accident occurred when an SLTB bus travelling from Janakapura to Colombo collided head-on with another SLTB bus travelling from Akkaraipattu to Jaffna.

A private bus travelling from Vavuniya to Colombo subsequently crashed into the rear of the Colombo-bound SLTB bus.

The Police Media Division confirmed that a driver of one of the SLTB buses and three passengers ...