Philippines bus falls off ravine, at least 16 killed

The number of confirmed deaths was lower than the 28 reported earlier in local media. - Xinhua

MANILA: 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 (Dec 6).

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.