Five Chinese tourists have been killed and eight others lightly injured in Bali after their rental minibus plunged into a shallow ravine, an official has said.

The 13 Chinese nationals were heading to the region of Buleleng in the northern part of Bali from the city of Denpasar when the accident happened on Friday local time, local police head Widwan Sutadi told Reuters.

"As the driver was unable to control the vehicle, he swerved it to the left to crash into a tree and try to avoid a collision [with another car]. But the minibus was thrown off and plunged into the shallow ravine," he said.

"Due to the driver's lack of caution when turning and descending, he veered off the asphalt road and into a community garden, causing a traffic accident," Mr Sutadi said in a separate statement.

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