Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- Two Army officers sustained injuries while attempting to descend a precipice with ropes to rescue passengers of the excursion bus that plunged into a ravine at 15th Kanuwa on the Ella-Wellawaya main road last night, Ella Police said.

Both officers were admitted to the Badulla Teaching Hospital for treatment.

Police said one of the injured officers had been on leave and was at his home in Karadagolla, Ella, when the accident occurred. He rushed to the scene and joined troops from the Diyatalawa Army Camp in the rescue effort before slipping and falling. Another officer who attempted the descent also fell and was injured.

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