Cuba bus crash: British couple in 70s reportedly injured as crash involving bus full of tourists kills 7

It is the fourth major bus accident in the country within a month

The bus crashed on a road between the Cuban cities of Baracoa, pictured, and Guantanamo (Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images)

At least seven people have died and five critically wounded after a bus crashed in eastern Cuba.

A British couple in their 70s are understood to be among those injured, according to Sky News. However, they are not thought to be seriously hurt.

The bus was carrying 22 tourists from the UK, Holland, France, Mexico and Canada, as well as 18 Cubans when it crashed on a road between the cities of Baracoa and Guantanamo, according to state media.

The driver told local station Radio Guantanamo that he lost control of the bus on a wet and winding road when it crashed.

The names of those killed have not yet been released.

There were 750 deaths and 7,999 injuries in 11,187 traffic accidents in Cuba last year.

Traffic accidents are the fifth leading cause of death in the country, and the top cause for young people aged between 15 and 29 years old.

Thursday's crash was the fourth major bus accident in a month.

Last week, a collision between a train and a bus left 12 people injured, with the driver in critical condition.

The accident occurred in the city of Bayamo last Monday when the bus carrying Cuban passengers hit a train at a crossing.