Colombo: At least 17 people were killed and 25 others injured when a passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka on Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred in Kotmale in the Central Province when the bus driver tried to take a left turn on the hilly terrain.
The bus carrying 25 passengers went down 100 meters off the cliff, police said.
About 25 people injured in the accident have been hospitalised.
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Deadly bus accidents are common in Sri Lanka and often occur due to reckless driving and poorly maintained roads.
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