Families of Rambewa bus accident victims to receive lodging facilities while visiting injured relatives

Newswire reports that a Sri Lanka Transport Board bus travelling from Vavuniya towards Rambewa was involved in a crash near Rambewa-Weli Oya Junction, in the Mihintale Police Division, on the morning of the report. The report says three men and a woman died, while 76 people were injured.

Newswire reports that Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said the injured were admitted to several hospitals. Of those, 61 were at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital and 25 were admitted to Medawachchiya Base Hospital; 10 of the Medawachchiya patients were later transferred to Anuradhapura. Patients first taken to Rambewa Hospital were also transferred to Anuradhapura.

Newswire reports that some patients at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital had undergone orthopaedic surgery, while others were being observed for head injuries; three had received MRI scans. Jayatissa said that, according to the latest information available to him, no one admitted to that hospital was in intensive care, no deaths had been reported among its patients, and no immediate transfers to the National Hospital were needed. Treatment was continuing at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital and Medawachchiya Base Hospital.

Newswire reports that the government, through the Anuradhapura District Secretariat, would facilitate lodging for relatives visiting injured people, including families from outside the area. The report lists the Anuradhapura District Secretary and a Ministry Secretary as contacts for families seeking accommodation.