At least 16 dead and 12 injured as passenger bus falls off ravine in central Philippines

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A passenger bus lost control while negotiating a downhill curve in a central Philippine mountain village and plunged into a deep ravine, killing at least 16 people and injuring 12 others, officials said Wednesday. Eight of the wounded in the accident, which happened Tuesday afternoon in Hamtic town in the province of Antique, were in critical condition at a local hospital, officials said. The air-conditioned bus, which…

Death Toll in Philippine 'Killer Curve' Bus Accident Rises to 17

MANILA—A passenger severely injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in the central Philippines has died, taking the death toll from the accident to 17, authorities said on Wednesday. The bus was carrying dozens of people when its brakes failed in the central Province of Antique on Tuesday afternoon, the local governor, Rhodora Cadiao, told a press conference. Seven people were in critical condition while four were stable and recovering, she sai…

Philippines bus crash kills 16, injures 12 after plunging off ravine

A passenger bus lost control while negotiating a downhill curve in a central Philippine mountain village and plunged into a deep ravine, killing at least 16 people and injuring 12 others, officials said Wednesday. Eight of the wounded in the accident, which happened Tuesday afternoon in Hamtic town in the province of Antique, were in critical condition at a local hospital, officials said. PHILIPPINE PLANE CRASH KILLS 2, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WITH 6 S…

Seventeen people killed in Philippines 'killer curve' bus accident

The bus plunged into a ravine in the province of Antique after the driver lost control

At least 16 dead and 12 injured as passenger bus falls off ravine in central Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A passenger bus lost control while negotiating a downhill curve in a central Philippine mountain village and plunged into a deep ravine, killing at least 16 people and injuring 12 others, officials said Wednesday. Eight of the wounded in the accident, which happened Tuesday afternoon in Hamtic town in the province of Antique, were in critical condition at a local hospital, officials said. The air-conditioned bus, which…

An accident in the central province of Antique, Philippines, left 17 dead, including a Kenyan citizen, when the bus they were traveling on rushed down a ravine on Wednesday, December 6. Of the 28 people who were traveling on the bus, 7 are in critical condition, according to local reports. The Antiquities Police Department informed the EFE news agency that the death toll had risen to 17, after the death of another injured passenger. Survivors, i…