Three people were killed and 30 others injured after a bus overturned in Tunisia's central province of Bouhejla, state-run TV channel reported Sunday.

A traffic accident happened in Bouhejla province when a bus overturned, killing three people and wounding 30 others, said the report.

According to preliminary data, a private bus coming from the southern town of Sfax heading to the northwestern province of Gaafour, clashed with a truck and then overturned.

Official figures said road accidents kill around 1,500 people per year in the North African country.