KABUL, May 6 (Xinhua) -- At least three commuters lost their lives and 33 others sustained injuries as a passenger bus turned turtle in north Afghanistan's Samangan province, the provincial police office said in a statement on Tuesday.

The mishap took place in the province's Khalm district, along the highway linking the capital Kabul with the northern Balkh province on Tuesday morning. The ill-fated bus was heading from Kabul to the northern Jawzjan province.

All the injured have been shifted to the provincial hospital of Samangan province for treatment, the statement said.

Reckless driving was blamed for the road accident.