At least one person was killed when a bus fell into a precipice in the Badulla district of central Sri Lanka on Friday.

The mishap reportedly left 30 others injured.

The bus, packed with passengers, overturned about 40 feet down a cliff, reported Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror newspaper.

 The police told the newspaper that the injured individuals have been taken to Meegahakivula Hospital, with eight people in critical condition being transferred to Badulla General Hospital.