Sri Lanka, Sept. 19 -- A special ceremony was held in Wellawaya to honor Lance Corporal W. M. V. M. Bandara of the Sri Lanka Army Special Forces for his courageous actions during the recent fatal bus accident on the Ella-Wellawaya main road.

Lance Corporal Bandara was the first to jump into the overturned bus and rescue the injured passengers following the tragic bus accident on the Ella-Wellawaya main road which occurred on September 4.

The event was organized by the United Welfare Association of Wellawaya, with the participation of the army officer W. M. V. M. Bandara, his mother, Monaragala District Parliamentarian Chathuri Gangani, and W. Nihal, Chairperson of the Wellawaya Pradeshiya Sabha.

During the ceremony, a memorial was unve...