A Sri Lanka Transport Board bus travelling from Point Pedro to Colombo in Jaffna veered off the road and crashed into a tree on the Chilaw-Puttalam main road in Deduru Oya area.
21 passengers and the driver on board the bus were seriously injured in the accident. The injured have been admitted to the Chilaw Base Hospital, police said.
The driver was rescued with great effort by the local residents. The accident disrupted traffic on the Chilaw-Puttalam main road. Chilaw Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.