GORAKHPUR, Oct. 23 -- Around 15 passengers were seriously injured and seven others sustained minor injuries after a luxury bus traveling from Jaipur (Rajasthan) to Madhubani (Bihar) for Chhath Puja overturned on Thursday morning near the Bihar border in Kushinagar district, close to the Bahadurpur police post under Tarai Sujan jurisdiction, said police.

The accident happened around 6 am when the bus, carrying nearly 80 passengers, lost control while overtaking another vehicle and hit a road divider, they added.

Additional superintendent of police (ASP) Nivesh Katiyar said, "The bus overturned while overtaking another vehicle at high speed. All injured passengers are receiving treatment, and the situation is under control."

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