Port-au-Prince: As many as 23 people were killed and about 40 injured Friday when a bus crashed in Haiti, authorities said.

The bus tipped and fell 15 metres down into a valley around 10 a.m. near Saint-Michel, some 50 km from capital Port-au-Prince, Xinhua quoted the authorities as saying. It was heading to the capital city when the driver lost its control due to brake failure.