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Fifteen people have died, and 16 others are injured — including five children — after a bus crashed and plummeted off a cliff in Sri Lanka on Sept. 4, authorities said.

The bus fell nearly 1,000 feet after colliding with another vehicle and guardrails

A group of local tourists aboard the bus was making their way home from a vacation, according to a news report

Fifteen people have died, and 16 others are injured — including five children — after a bus crashed and plummeted 1,000 feet down a cliff in Sri Lanka, officials said.

The fatal incident occurred on the night of Thursday, Sept. 4, a Sri Lankan police spokesperson told the Associated Press .

The spokesperson said an initial investigation revealed that the driver was speeding when the bus collided with another vehi

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