BEIJING - A BUS plunged into a ravine in the mountainous southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, killing 14 people, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.

The bus, with 20 people on board, veered off a highway in Maguan county on Wednesday afternoon. Six were injured.

'Fourteen people died at the scene. The injured have been rushed to a nearby hospital and are reportedly out of danger,' Xinhua said.

China's roads are the deadliest in the world, with overtaking on blind mountain corners common. Road accidents kill about 100,000 people a year. -- REUTERS