Another 35 people were injured. The police are currently investigating the causes of the accident.
The bus accident on Sunday in Sri Lanka claimed 21 dead and 35 injured, the police spokesman said. The bus got a skid and collapsed from the cliff. TASR informs on the basis of AP report.
According to the police, the accident took place on Sunday early morning in the mountainous terrain near the town of Kotmale, located approximately 140 kilometers east of the Sri Lanka metropolis Kolombo. The injured were hospitalized.
The police began to determine whether the accident operated by the state carrier was caused by a reckless driver of the driver or a technical failure of the vehicle, the police spokesman added.
Fatal traffic accidents are commonly common in Sri Lanka in mountain terrain. Frequent reasons are the reckless driver driving and the poor condition of the narrow roads.
