Van topples while transporting ballot boxes

16 Nov, 2019

A van transporting ballot boxes toppled over a precipice while on its way to a counting center in Badulla.

The van had been carrying the ballot boxes from the polling center at the Ambetenna Tamil Vidyalaya in Bandarawela.

Nevertheless, a police mobile unit had thereafter taken the ballot boxes rest of the way to the counting center.

The driver of the van was hospitalized following the incident.

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