MANILA, Feb 11 (NNN-PNA) – A van blew a tire on a highway in Pangasinan province, north of Manila, and crashed into a roadside barrier, killing three people and injuring 14 others, police said today.
Police said, the van was travelling north to a Roman Catholic Church, in Manaoag town, when the accident happened at around 9.00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) in Rosales, a town in Pangasinan.
The passengers, all family members, told police that the van was running smoothly for a couple of hours, when one of the tires burst, causing the vehicle to crash into a roadside barrier.
Initial police investigation showed that the van, which can accommodate only 15 people, was overloaded, carrying 17 people.– NNN-PNA
