The incident occurred in the early hours, around 140 kilometers east of the capital, Colombo. According to police, the bus veered off a narrow mountain road and fell into a deep ravine in the tea-growing region of central Sri Lanka.

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.