Two female students were reported dead following an accident involving a bus transporting students of the Southern Campus of the General Sir John Kotalawala Defence University.
According to reports, the bus is said to have fallen into a precipice in the Dunhinda area in Badulla this morning.
The Deputy Director of the Badulla Hospital said 41 persons were brought to the hospital for treatment, among which two female students had succumbed to injuries.Â
Speaking to the media, he further said that some of the injured are in critical condition and are undergoing treatment.