20 killed as bus falls off cliff in China

At least 20 members of an opera were killed and 13 others injured when a bus carrying them fell off a cliff in China's central Henan Province.
The accident took place last night near the boundary between Xinxiang City and Linzhou City, according to local rescue headquarters.
The bus with 33 staff of a privately owned opera troupe from Xingyang City in Henan Province was heading for Linzhou.
The vehicle was rented by the troupe, state-run Xinhua news agency reported today.
All the injured have been hospitalised.
The bus is designed to carry 35 people.