Five persons were injured when a private bus carrying people for Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's program overturned in Mandsaur district on Thursday, an official said.

The incident took place near Billod culvert, said sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Shivlal Shakya.

The bus was carrying 17 persons for the chief minister's program at Sitamau, he added.

Four of the injured were admitted at a Mandsaur hospital while another person was shifted to Indore for treatment, the official said.

-With PTI Input