50 dead, 40 hurt in Sri Lanka train-bus collision

An intercity passenger train collided with a bus in north-western Sri Lanka today, killing at least 50 people and injuring 40 others, police said.

The passenger bus apparently ignored signals of an oncoming train and tried to cross the railroad track near the town of Alawwa, 50 miles northeast of Colombo, when it was hit by the train, police spokesman Rienzie Perera said.