33 injured in bus accident in eastern Sri Lanka-Xinhua

33 injured in bus accident in eastern Sri Lanka

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-05-04 00:35:00

COLOMBO, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Up to 33 people, including 25 schoolchildren, were injured when two buses collided in Ampara in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka on Friday afternoon, the police said in a statement.

The accident occurred when a school bus collided with a passenger transport bus at around 2:30 p.m., the police said. The drivers of the two buses are in critical condition.

All injured are being treated at Ampara Hospital, the police said.