<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sri-lanka" rel="" target="" title="Sri Lanka’s"><span>Sri Lanka’s</span></a><span> tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring more than 30 others.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometres east of Colombo, the capital, in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka, police said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The driver was injured and among those admitted to the hospital for treatment, police added.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ambarvale-shooting-sydney-police-cctv-grandmother-kim-duncan-shot-dead-investigation/c14f2460-656d-4dbc-90d6-a75e380985f4"><strong><span>Police release CCTV after Sydney grandmother shot dead inside home</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bus was operated by a state-run travel company, police said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Deadly bus accidents are common in Sri Lanka, especially in the mountainous regions, often due to reckless driving and poorly maintained and narrow roads.</span></div></div>