45 injured as tourist bus overturns in E. India

At least 45 people were injured after their bus turned turtle in the eastern Indian state of Odisha Tuesday, a senior police official said.

"The bus was carrying 60 tourists from the neighboring state of West Bengal when the accident took place in Dhauli, a Buddhist site, on the outskirts of state capital Bhubaneshwar this morning," he said, on condition of anonymity.

All the injured, including four children, have been admitted to a government hospital where the condition of some are said to be serious, the official said.

Local TV channels reported, quoting Odisha Tourism Minister Ashok Panda, that the mishap happened after the driver lost control of the speeding bus while negotiating a curve, though a formal inquiry has been ordered into the incident.

India has the world's highest number of road deaths, with an accident taking place every four minutes. More than 130,000 people get killed on Indian roads every year, according to figures.