Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

Defence Secretary looks into Kollupitiya tragedy

October 06, 2023

Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne visited the accident site in Kollupitiya today (Oct. 6) to inspect the tragedy in which a tree collapsed on a moving bus travelling from Colombo to Deniyaya.

Gen. Gunaratne directed the tri-force relieving teams, top police officers and fire relief teams to expedite the procedures to be performed in response to the accident.