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Over 20 killed as bus plunges off cliff in Sri Lanka's Central Province

Over 20 killed as bus plunges off cliff in Sri Lanka's Central Province

Colombo, May 11 (UNI) Over 20 were killed and some others injured as a bus plunged off a cliff in Kotmale in Sri Lanka's Central Province on Sunday morning, police said.

The injured were under close medical supervision in a hospital.

The Sri Lanka Transport Board sent a team to the scene to investigate the accident, Xinhua reported.

Police said that they were also investigating the accident.

Road accidents are frequent in Sri Lanka. A total of 592 Sri Lankans have died in 565 fatal road accidents as of April 2 this year.

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