Four people, including an SLTB bus driver and two women, died in the three-bus collision in the Rambewa area of Anuradhapura.[1] Seventy-six other passengers were injured and hospitalised.[1] Two of the dead, aged 47 and 56, were residents of the Attawiragollawa and Rideegama areas.[1]

The crash happened on the morning of 10 November 2026 near the Rambewa Weli Oya junction on the Kandy-Jaffna A9 road, which falls under the Mihintale police division.[1] The tragedy was caused by three buses colliding with each other.[1] Police said it began when an SLTB bus travelling from Janakapura to Colombo collided head-on with another SLTB bus travelling from Akkarapattu to Jaffna, while a private bus travelling from Vavuniya to Colombo collided with the rear of the Colombo-bound SLTB bus.[1]

Examination of the deceased SLTB driver’s urine samples confirmed he had consumed cannabis and alcohol.[1] Police are conducting further investigations into the accident following the medical revelation.[1]