20 dead after bus falls off cliff in central China

Twenty people have been confirmed dead and 13 others were injured after a coach fell off a cliff in early Tuesday morning in Linzhou City, central China's Henan Province, said local government.

The bus was carrying the staff of a local opera troupe when the accident occurred in Linzhou, under the jurisdiction of Anyang City, according to the municipal government of Anyang.

The vehicle was rent by the troupe.

Investigations into the accident were under way.