Sri Lanka, May 24 -- One person has died and 13 others were injured in a road accident that occurred early this morning (24), in the Weliara area of the Tangalle Police Division on the Colombo-Wellawaya road.

The accident took place when an SLTB bus travelling from Batticaloa to Galle collided with the rear of a tipper truck driving in front of it.

Police reported that 12 passengers from the bus and the driver of the tipper truck sustained injuries.

All injured individuals were admitted to Tangalle Hospital, where one passenger, who was in critical condition, succumbed to their injuries.

The identity of the deceased has not yet been revealed, and the body has been deposited at the Tangalle Hospital morgue.

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