Srilanka, May 24 -- A private bus traveling from Nuwara Eliya to Kandy overturned in the Top Pass area along the Nuwara Eliya-Kandy main road on the night of May 23, according to police reports.

The bus was carrying 54 passengers at the time of the incident. The group was returning from a leisure trip to Badulla and had originally departed from Kurunegala.

Twenty-three people, including the driver, the conductor, and 20 women, were injured in the accident and have been admitted to the Nuwara Eliya Hospital for treatment.

The injured passengers are reported to be residents of Kurunegala and Kiribbanwewa. Nuwara Eliya Police have launched further investigations into the incident.

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