NEW DELHI, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least four persons were killed and more than 30 others injured after their bus overturned in India's eastern state of Odisha on Sunday, a local government official said.

The mishap occurred in the state's Koraput district.

Carrying nearly 50 people, the bus was moving toward the Gupteswar temple. The bus driver lost control of the bus on a sharp turn in the hilly terrain of Daparighati, resulting in the accident.

The injured, some of them critical, included women and children.

The state's Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed condolences and announced monetary compensation to the families of the victims. Enditem

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