It is reported that a van traveling from Hatton to Lidula went off the road and overturned about 50 feet into the cliff. The driver and the owner of the van were injured and admitted to Lidula Regional Hospital and later admitted to Nuwara Eliya General Hospital for further treatment.
The police suspect that the van went off the road and overturned on the cliff while the van was being repaired at a garage in Hatton Dik Oya and was driving back to Lidula Matukele.