Chilaw-Colombo private bus operators on strike

Private bus operators along the Chilaw-Colombo route launched a strike on Thursday.

Chillow-Colombo Bus Owners Association Chairman Chaminda Hansa said the strike was in protest of the attack on a bus driver and to demand the authorities to take action against the culprits.

The victim is receiving treatment at the Chilaw General Hospital, he said.

A manager of the Jaffna-Colombo Private Bus Service and a driver along with 40 other persons had attacked the driver, he said.

A complaint was lodged with Maradana police, he said.

All the bus services from Chilaw would join the strike if action were not taken against the culprits, he said.

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