KUNMING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- A total of 12 people, including ten tourists from Taiwan, were injured in an accident in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday.

The accident occurred around noon on Friday in Lijiang City, a popular tourists destination. A bus, with 12 people on board, capsized when driving on an icy road in Ninglang Yi Autonomous County of Lijiang City, according to the publicity department of Lijiang.

The tourists, a local guide and the driver suffered injures. Five people were hospitalized. Doctors said none of them are in life-threatening conditions.

Lijiang city government provided prompt assistance to the injured. The tourists will return to Taiwan starting from Sunday.