Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Sri Lanka Bus Crash: 15 Dead, Many Injured in Uva Province
Imagine a bus carrying people on a fun trip, suddenly veering off the road and falling down a deep ravine in Sri Lanka.
This is what happened to a bus carrying municipal employees.
Sadly, the accident caused 15 people to die and around 16 were injured.
Rescue teams worked through the night to help.
The bus accident is another sad event in Sri Lanka, which has many road accidents.
A bus accident occurred on the Ella-Wellawaya road in Sri Lanka's Uva province.
The accident resulted in at least 15 fatalities and 16 injuries.
The bus was carrying municipal employees on a leisure trip.
The bus veered off the road and plunged down a ravine.
Rescue efforts involved police, army, air force, fire department, and local residents.
- Who
- Municipal employees
- What
- Bus accident resulting in fatalities and injuries
- When
- Thursday night
- Where
- Ella-Wellawaya road, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- Why
- Bus veered off the road
- Casualties
- 15 dead, 16 injured
- Location
- Ella-Wellawaya road, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- Incident Time
- Thursday night
- Depth of Ravine
- A few hundred meters
- Cause
- Bus veered off the road
- Passengers
- Municipal employees on a leisure trip
