A man died on the spot and several others were injured when a bus plying from Colombo to Matale collided head on with a lorry, at Millawa on the Kurunegala-Kandy Road this morning.
The lorry was transporting avocados from Kothmale to Chillaw
The deceased has been identified as Supun Bandara (30) a fruit vendor from Kothmale.
Police said that there were more than 25 people in the bus at the time of the accident.
The injured were rushed to the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital.
Kurunegala Police is conducting further investigations.