20 dead in China road accident

At least 20 people were dead and 13 others injured on Tuesday morning when a coach fell off a cliff in central China's Henan province, authorities said.

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

Investigations into the accident were under way.