Current:Home > MyAt least 16 dead and 12 injured as passenger bus falls off ravine in central Philippines-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
At least 16 dead and 12 injured as passenger bus falls off ravine in central Philippines
View Date:2025-01-14 05:01:15
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! (11)
Related
- Gerry Faust, former Notre Dame football coach, dies at 89
- Kelsea Ballerini Speaks Out After Her Candid Reaction to Grammys Loss Goes Viral
- Amazon’s The Drop Honors Black Creators With Chic Size-Inclusive Collections Ranging From XXS to 5X
- A new purple tomato is available to gardeners. Its color comes from snapdragon DNA
- Mike Tyson-Jake Paul: How to watch the fight, time, odds
- Appeals court weighs whether to let stand Biden’s approval of Willow oil project in Alaska
- Prince William likely to step up amid King Charles III's cancer diagnosis, experts say
- $1 million could be yours, if Burger King makes your dream Whopper idea a reality
- 24 more monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab are recovered unharmed
- Lionel Messi speaks in Tokyo: Inter Miami star explains injury, failed Hong Kong match
Ranking
- The 10 Best Cashmere Sweaters and Tops That Feel Luxuriously Soft and Are *Most Importantly* Affordable
- FDNY firefighter who stood next to Bush in famous photo after 9/11 attacks dies at 91
- Bob Beckwith, FDNY firefighter in iconic 9/11 photo with President George W. Bush, dies at 91
- As 'magic mushrooms' got more attention, drug busts of the psychedelic drug went up
- Roster limits in college small sports put athletes on chopping block while coaches look for answers
- Why Felicity Huffman Feels Like Her “Old Life Died” After College Admissions Scandal
- Country singer-songwriter Toby Keith, dies at 62
- Meta will start labeling AI-generated images on Instagram and Facebook
Recommendation
-
Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate
-
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan Karolina Shiino renounces title after affair with married man
-
Untangling the Rift Dividing Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus and Their Family
-
Connecticut remains No.1, while Kansas surges up the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll
-
Driver dies after crashing on hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina
-
Bills go to Noem to criminalize AI-generated child sexual abuse images, xylazine in South Dakota
-
Connecticut remains No.1, while Kansas surges up the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll
-
'Friends' stars end their 'break' in star-studded Super Bowl commercial for Uber Eats