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An overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims crashed into a precipice in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing 15 and injuring at least 30, local police said.

It was carrying around 70 passengers – about 20 more than its capacity. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

People gather at the site of a bus accident in the central hilly region of Kotmale on May 11, 2025. An overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims crashed into a precipice in Sri Lanka on ...

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s #1 connectivity provider, announced the launch of the IAX (India Asia Xpress) submarine cable ...

An overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims plummeted into a precipice in Sri Lanka today (11 May), killing at least 21 and injuring 24, reports AFP citing a senior transport official said ...

A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka ’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at ...

At least 21 people were killed and over 35 were injured when a passenger bus plunged off a cliff in Sri Lanka's Central ...

At least 21 people were killed and 24 injured Sunday when an overcrowded bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims plunged into a ravine in Sri Lanka, according to ...

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's left-leaning National People's Party government is basking in another glow of electoral triumphs following last week's local council elections, as voters ensured the ruling ...

Sri Lanka's leftist ruling party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, wins local council elections but experiences a ...