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Monday, April 04, 2005
Over 20 people killed in 2 road accidents
BAGUIO CITY -- At least 23 people, including 16 who were driving home from a beach party, were killed in two road accidents in Pangasinan and Quezon provinces, police said Sunday.
A convoy of three jeeps was carrying 35 people from a beach resort in San Fabian town in northern Pangasinan province Saturday when a speeding bus collided with the lead jeep, police said. The two jeeps behind crashed into the front vehicle, causing a pileup.
Investigators said 16 people riding in the jeeps died and 19 others were injured. Six bus passengers were injured, police chief Supt. Alfredo de Vera Jr. said.
The bus was traveling in the opposite lane, overtaking another vehicle, when the accident happened, de Vera said. Police were hunting for the bus driver who fled the scene of the accident, he said.
The jeep passengers belonged to families from northern Baguio city, police said.
In a separate accident on Saturday, another jeep and a bus collided in Atimonan town in the eastern province of Quezon, killing seven and injuring four passengers of the jeep, police said. Seven bus passengers were injured, police said.
Road accidents are common in the country because of a lack of road signs, dangerously dilapidated vehicles and reckless drivers. (AP)
(April 4, 2005 issue)
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