Philippine: Bus Went Out Of Control & Plunged Off The Cliff Killing Dozens

At least 29 people were killed Sunday when a bus plunged into a cliff in Antique, central Philippines, local authorities said.

The 53-person bus carrying passengers was headed west from Iloilo City to San Jose de Buenavista in the province of Antique at 4:30 p.m. local time when it hit a concrete road barrier and then crashed into a 15-meter-deep gully in Hamtic town.

Provincial Antiquities governor Junlee Saylo said in a radio interview that 25 people died immediately and four others died in nearby hospitals.

According to the news website ABS-CBN, the victims were the bus driver, bus cleaner, and cash collector.

A locale newspaper, Panay News, cited the provincial government of Antique to report that two seriously injured passengers, one of whom was a male from Kenya, were transported to an Iloilo City hospital for healing.

Emergency services have recovered both survivors and the bodies of those who perished in the incident.

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9 Dead After Vehicles Came Under Terrorists Attack In Afghanistan

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