By Madhawa Kulasekara, reporting from Vavuniya

Thirty-six persons have been injured in an accident when the bus slipped away from the road in the Kokeliya, Vavuniya area today around 4.30pm.

The bus was travelling from Vavuniya to Nedunkeni and met with an accident near the Kokeliya army camp.

The injured were admitted to the Vavuniya General hospital and four of them are in critical condition. (Ceylon Today Online)

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