Fourteen people were killed and over a dozen others were wounded in a bus accident in Malaysia, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported on Saturday.

The accident occurred in the Muar District of Johor State on Saturday morning, said Johor Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Mohd Yusof Mohd Gunnos.

The bus driver, along with a dozen passengers, were killed and 16 others were injured when the bus skidded and fell off a cliff. 

​The cause of the accident is under investigation.

The bus was heading from the capital of Johor State, Johor Baru, to Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur.

Source: MENA