Around 40 persons who sustained injuries in 11 May’s bus accident in Gerandi Ella, Ramboda, are currently receiving in-house treatment at several hospitals, the Police said. According to hospital sources, some of them are in critical condition.    Persons who were injured in the accident were admitted to hospitals in Nuwara Eliya, Kotmale, Gampola, Nawalapitiya, Peradeniya and Kandy. 

Those admitted to the Kotmale Divisional Hospital have been discharged. Meanwhile, five patients are currently receiving treatment at the District General Hospital in Nawalapitiya while 22 persons are at the Gampola Base (Teaching) Hospital. Furthermore, 15 persons injured in the accident are receiving treatment at the Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital with two of them in critical condition. Moreover, a few others in critical condition are admitted to the Kandy National Hospital and the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital.  

A total of 22 persons died in the accident that occurred in Gerandi Ella, Ramboda in the early hours of 11 May. A Sri Lanka Transport Board bus operating from Kataragama to Kurunegala via Nuwara Eliya, veered off the road and toppled down a precipice on the Nuwara Eliya-Gampola main road. Rescue and recovery operations continued throughout 11 May with the involvement of the Police, tri-forces personnel and area residents. Those injured were initially rushed to the Kotmale and Nuwara Eliya Hospitals. Subsequently they were transferred to other hospitals. 

The cause of the accident has not been ascertained yet.