DALIAN, Liaoning - The death toll of a fatal road accident in Northeast China's Liaoning province Saturday afternoon has risen to 14, local authorities said.

A photo taken by a cell phone shows the accident?site?in Dalian on April 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Other 11 injured have been rushed to hospital for treatment, local authorities said.

The accident occurred at 5:22 pm Saturday when a bus plunged into a ditch on Xiajinxian section of the No. 201 State Highway in Zhongjia village of Dalian's free bonded zone.

Twenty-five passengers were aboard when the accident happened, according to local authorities.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

The injured passengers receive medical treatment at a hospital in Dalian on April 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]?