At least 21 die in Sri Lanka after bus carrying pilgrims veers off cliff

At least 21 people have been killed and many others injured when a bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims in central Sri Lanka careened off a cliff, according to authorities. The crash took place early on Sunday in a mountainous area near the town of Kotmale, about 140km (86 miles) east of the capital, Colombo. It's the latest in a series of fatal accidents and has renewed calls for better road safety. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SriLanka #Kotmale #SriLankaBusAccident #KotmaleBusAccident #SriLankaPilgrimageTragedy #RoadSafetyLK #SriLankaNews #DisasterResponse #PrayForSriLanka #AlJazeeraNews