At least 15 people were killed and three others injured when a passenger bus fell off a mountain road in Yemen’s southern province of Lahj on September 8, a security official told Xinhua, Report informs.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the accident occurred in the Maqatrah district on a hazardous road linking the provinces of Aden and Taiz. He added the bus fell from a steep slope and plunged into a rocky valley below after the driver lost control due to a brake failure.

The official confirmed that the death toll includes women and children. Eyewitnesses described the accident as “horrific,” noting that the impact was so severe that some victims were ejected from the vehicle.