A tour bus has been overtuned in rainy conditions in Hong Kong on Thursday in which at least 15 people killed & 40 others injured. The bus, carrying mostly elderly people to a May Day religious event in the popular seaside resort of Sai Kung, crashed on a roundabout at the end of a dual carriageway.

Rescue workers said 15 people were confirmed dead at the scene & 40 injured in the accident, which led to a number of major roads being closed down.

The accident happened on the main road to Hong Kong’s eastern New Territories, a rural area that is heavily visited by tour groups on public holidays & weekends.