Coverage dated May 10, 2025

Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 8 people and injuring more than 30 others

Headline from The Republic

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring more than 30 others. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east of Colombo, the ca…

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21 people and injuring 35 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A passenger bus has skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 8 people and injuring more than 30 others - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring more than 30 others. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east of Colombo, the ca…

  3. The Republic

    Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 8 people and injuring more than 30 others (opens The Republic)

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    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring more than 30 others. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east of Colombo, the ca…

  4. Al Jazeera

    At least 21 die in Sri Lanka after bus carrying pilgrims veers off cliff (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The accident takes place near the town of Kotmale, about 140km (86 miles) east of Colombo.

  5. WSVN Miami

    Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 8 people and injuring more than 30 others - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Passenger bus in Sri Lanka skids off cliff, killing 21 people and injuring dozens more (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers east of Colombo, the capital, in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka, police said.

  7. WMUR

    21 people killed after bus skids off cliff in Sri Lanka (opens WMUR)

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    A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said.

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