A private bus travelling from Nuwara Eliya to Batticaloa met with an accident, in which four passengers were injured and admitted to the Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital, Walapane Police said.
The accident occurred in the Maha Uva bend area on the Nuwara Eliya-Walapane main road.
The accident occurred when the front left wheel of the bus came off while the group was returning from a trip to Nuwara Eliya from Batticaloa. After the wheel came off, the bus lost control of the driver and hit a hill on the left side of the road, causing the bus to come to a stop.
The area where the bus crashed is a steep and winding road, and residents of the area say that several serious accidents have occurred in the past in that area. The Walapane Police are investigating the accident.