Sri Lanka, May 11 -- UPDATE 11.40 p.m.: Police say 16 individuals are confirmed to have died in the accident that occurred in Gerandi Ella, Ramboda this morning.

A bus plying from Kataragama to Kurunegala via Nuwara Eliya had veered off the road and toppled down a precipice on the Nuwara Eliya - Gampola main road, Police said.

Around 35 others have sustained injuries in the accident.

UPDATE 10.51 p.m.: The death toll in the accident in Gerandi Ella, Ramboda this morning when a bus veered off the road and fell from a precipice along the Nuwara Eliya-Gampola main road has increased to 15, Police said.

A total of 11 persons have been confirmed dead in the accident at Gerandi Ella in Ramboda this morning (11) when a bus veered off the roa...