Four dead as bus overturns in Romania

At least four people were killed and more than 50 injured when a bus overturned in eastern Romania today, authorities said.

Health ministry official Raed Arafat confirmed the four deaths, adding that 57 people were taken to hospital, although most of them were not in a serious condition.

The accident happened in heavy rain in the port of Tulcea, some 145 miles (230km) east of the capital, Bucharest. The bus was transporting mainly women to work at a textile factory in the city.