A private bus carrying 54 passengers overturned in the Top Pass area on the Nuwara Eliya–Kandy main road on the night of May 23, police reported.
The bus, returning from a leisure trip to Badulla, was en route to Kandy when it veered off the road and overturned. The passengers had originally departed from Kurunegala.
Twenty-three people, including the driver, conductor, and 20 women, sustained injuries in the accident and were admitted to Nuwara Eliya Hospital for treatment. The injured are residents of the Kurunegala and Kiribbanwewa areas.
Nuwara Eliya Police have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.
