MANILA, Philippines, Nov 7 (NNN-PNA) – Eight people were killed and four others injured, in a head-on collision, between a bus and a passenger van, in Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, police said on Thursday (today).
Police said, the accident occurred around 8.00 p.m. Wednesday night (last night), along a highway in Pamplona town, when a northbound bus and southbound van collided.
Eight passengers of the van, including its driver, died at the scene, while four others were injured, police added.
Initial police investigation showed that the bus, which was travelling to Manila, avoided a tricycle, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle, and hitting the van head-on.– NNN-PNA