A lorry collides with the back of a bus which stopped suddenly due to the conductor falling from the bus in Karuwalagaswewa area.
At Karuwalagaswewa, 7th post area, the conductor of a bus traveling from Colombo to Tunkukai fell from the footboard due to a sudden illness, and at the same time the driver stopped the bus immediately. At that time, a lorry loaded with wood from Moratuwa to Jaffna, which was following the bus, collided with the right rear part of the stopped bus today (11) at around 7.40 am. 5 people were injured and admitted to Puttalam Base Hospital.
Accident 1st reminds all Sri Lankan motorists to exercise defensive driving, maintain safe headway distance, and adhere to posted speed limits. In case of emergency collisions or breakdowns in Puttalam, immediately contact the 1990 Suwa Seriya Ambulance or 119 Police Hotline. For expressway emergencies on E01, E02, E03, and E04, dial 1969.
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