Army chief appoints five member committee to investigate bus fire
Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake has appointed a five member committee to investigate the recent bus fire.
Initial investigations conducted on the explosion and fire which destroyed a passenger bus on Wednesday revealed that a grenade had caused the explosion.
A minor explosion and a fire destroyed the passenger bus travelling from Jaffna to Diyatalawa injuring 19 passengers while it was plying in the general area of Kahagolla, Diyatalawa.
Reports claimed that after reaching Bandarawela town the bus had transferred the passengers bound for Diyatalawa to another private bus before the incident took place.
Among the passengers were seven Army personnel and 5 Air Force personnel. The condition of two Army personnel was reportedly critical. (Colombo Gazette)
