At least 20 people were killed and scores injured on Sunday when a truck crashed into a passenger bus in a mountainous region of northern Haiti.

Regional media citing Haiti's National Ambulance Service reported the accident took place in the morning in Monte Lacrete, in the north department of Artibonite.

A photo of the incident, published by Peru's state news agency Andina, showed what appeared to be a cargo truck rammed into the side of a bus by a roadside.

The bus was "full of passengers" and many of the injured are in "serious condition," Andina said.

The injured were taken to nearby hospitals.

source: Xinhua