Current:Home > MyAt least 16 dead and 12 injured as passenger bus falls off ravine in central Philippines-DB Wealth Institute B2 Reviews & Ratings
At least 16 dead and 12 injured as passenger bus falls off ravine in central Philippines
lotradecoin login View Date:2024-12-26 02:38:50
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 came from the nearby Iloilo province, was maneuvering through the accident-prone mountain road when the driver, who was among those killed, lost control. The bus smashed onto a concrete railing then fell into the ravine, officials said.
“The driver was repeatedly sounding his horn because he had apparently lost control of the bus before it plummeted into the ravine,” Ronniel Pabustan, an Antique provincial crisis responder, told The Associated Press by telephone, citing accounts by some of the passengers.
Dozens of rescuers, including police, army troops and provincial emergency responders, worked to extricate the victims from the wreckage. They used stretchers and ropes to bring the victims up the ravine in an hourslong rescue and retrieval work that dragged late into the night, Pabustan said.
“It’s so tragic and painful because this happened close to Christmas,” Pabustan said, adding that among the dead was a baby, who remained unidentified.
The search for victims ended overnight but provincial officials urged village leaders to alert emergency personnel if they find any more victims in the site of the accident, a thickly wooded area in the bottom of the ravine.
Deadly road accidents are common in the Philippines because of weak enforcement of traffic laws, dilapidated vehicles and dangerous road conditions, including inadequate safety signs and barriers in mountain roads and far-flung provinces.
veryGood! (25234)
Related
- NASA Shares Update on Astronauts Stuck Indefinitely in Space
- AI company lets dead celebrities read to you. Hear what it sounds like.
- Copa America 2024: Results, highlights as Colombia dominates Panama 5-0
- NASCAR at Chicago 2024: Start time, TV, streaming, lineup for Grant Park 165
- Get Designer Michael Kors Bags on Sale Including a $398 Purse for $59 & More Deals Starting at $49
- Jon Landau, Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ producer, dies at 63
- Horoscopes Today, July 6, 2024
- 2 dead, more than a dozen others injured in Detroit shooting, Michigan State Police say
- 'RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars': Premiere date, cast, where to watch and stream
- Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says
Ranking
- New York county signs controversial mask ban meant to hide people's identities in public
- Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says
- Stock market today: Asian stocks mostly fall, Euro drop on French election outcome
- 4 killed, 3 injured in mass shooting at birthday pool party in Florence, Kentucky
- US Army intelligence analyst pleads guilty to selling military secrets to China
- An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break
- Caitlin Clark notches WNBA's first ever rookie triple-double as Fever beat Liberty
- Two boys shot in a McDonald’s in New York City
Recommendation
-
Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success
-
Judge declines to throw out charges against Trump valet in classified documents case
-
An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break
-
Street medics treat heat illnesses among homeless people as temperatures rise
-
Usher concert postponed hours before tour opener in Atlanta
-
LeBron James discusses son Bronny, new Lakers coach JJ Redick
-
A US appeals court will review its prior order that returned banned books to shelves in Texas
-
Horoscopes Today, July 6, 2024