Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- Eight people have been injured after a bus toppled on Radella Shortcut Road in Nanu Oya on Thursday night (Feb.22).

As many as 35 passengers including the driver had been inside the vehicle at the time of the accident.

The injured were rushed to the Nuwara-Eliya District General Hospital for treatment. According to the police, two of them have since been discharged while the remaining six are still under medical care.

The bus was reportedly carrying a group of pilgrims from Akuressa, Galle and Weherahena areas.

Nanu Oya Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.

The accident happened a year after a fatal multiple-vehicle collision on the Radella Shortcut Road claimed the lives of seven people...