20 injured in bus mishap

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At least 20 passengers had been injured when a bus skidded off the road, knocked an embankment and toppled on the Nuwara Eliya Road this morning, Police said.

They said at least 40 passengers were onboard on the Welimada - Colombo bus when the accident occurred and that the injured had been admitted to the Nuwara Eliya hospital.

Police said the injured were not in critical condition. (Hatton Ranjith Rajapaksha)

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