A 58-year-old resident of the Gampola-Mariawatta area, who was the driver of a van, died in this accident.
The four men who were travelling in the van were seriously injured and admitted to the Warakapola Hospital. One was transferred to the National Hospital in Colombo, the police said.
They said a Romanian national was also among the injured.
The driver of the bus is undergoing treatment at the Wathupitiwala Hospital under police protection.
DN