The President’s Fund has announced that compensation of Rs. 1 million will be granted to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic bus accident on the Ella–Wellawaya main road last night (04), the President’s Media Division (PMD) confirmed.
The accident occurred around 9:00 p.m. when a bus carrying Tangalle Urban Council employees and their families back from a trip veered off the road near the 24th kilometre post. The vehicle first collided with an oncoming SUV and then struck the roadside metal barrier before plunging nearly 1,000 feet into a precipice.
A total of 15 people — including Tangalle Urban Council Secretary T.W.K. Rupasena, 12 council employees, two children, and the bus driver — were killed.
Another 18 passengers, including several children, were injured and are being treated at the Badulla Teaching Hospital.
