COLOMBO, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen people were hospitalized on Wednesday when a bus veered off the road in Kalutara in Sri Lanka's Western Province, the police said.
The police said the accident occurred when the driver attempted to avoid a collision with a three-wheeler.
There were about 60 passengers on the bus when the accident occurred, the police said.
The wounded have been admitted to nearby hospitals, and a few of the victims are in critical condition, the police said. ■
