A highway patrol officer collects passengers' belongings from the bus that fell from an elevated highway in Manila.At least 18 people are reported dead after a bus fell off an elevated freewayPolice say at least 16 others, including the driver, are injuredThe freeway operator says the cause of the accident is under investigationAuthorities have suspended the entire fleet of the bus company(CNN) -- At least 18 people died after a bus plunged off an elevated freeway in the Manila area early Monday and landed on a van, authorities said.
The accident happened around 5:15 a.m. (4:15 p.m. Sunday ET) on the Skyway in the suburb of Paranaque City, the official Philippines News Agency (PNA) reported.In addition to the deaths, at least 16 other people, including the bus driver, were injured, CNN affiliate ABS-CBN reported, citing the Philippine National Police.Images from the scene showed the mangled wreckage of the red bus lying on the road where it landed.The cause of the accident was still under investigation, PNA quoted Skyway official Luis Panganiban as saying.Authorities have suspended the entire fleet of the company that operated the bus, the Don Mariano Bus Company, PNA reported, citing the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).The driver of the bus that went off the elevated freeway, Carmelo Calascas, will have to take drug and alcohol tests, the LTFRB said. And the drivers of Don Mariano's other 78 vehicles are being ordered to undergo retraining, it said.U.S. DOT shuts down 52 unsafe bus companies/* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/15/world/asia/philippines-bus-crash/index.html","title" : "Bus falls off freeway, kills at least 18 in Philippines"});
December 23, 2013 -- Updated 1653 GMT (0053 HKT) 
What do artificial whiskers and coffee-filled balloons have in common? December 23, 2013 -- Updated 0831 GMT (1631 HKT) 
Death has become so normal in Syria that most people fail to notice it, writes a former foreign ministry official.December 23, 2013 -- Updated 2132 GMT (0532 HKT) 
Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman has left North Korea without meeting the country's leader Kim Jong Un.December 22, 2013 -- Updated 1458 GMT (2258 HKT) 
Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky is telling the world about the 10 years he spent behind bars as a critic of the Kremlin. December 23, 2013 -- Updated 1435 GMT (2235 HKT) 
It's a question that's plagued mankind for centuries -- how do you create an earthly structure worthy of the divine?December 23, 2013 -- Updated 0115 GMT (0915 HKT) 
After 30 years of reporting in China, CNN's Jaime FlorCruz takes a look at the challenges Western journalists face in the country.December 23, 2013 -- Updated 1331 GMT (2131 HKT) 
The answer may surprise you. Many mail and postal services have special programs to ensure Santa receives and responds to children's letters.
After their leader Kim Jong Un had his own uncle executed, how do ordinary North Koreans feel?December 24, 2013 -- Updated 0232 GMT (1032 HKT) 
You're more likely to die at Christmas than at any other time.December 19, 2013 -- Updated 1026 GMT (1826 HKT) 
Which has been the craziest year in travel history? It just could be 2013.December 23, 2013 -- Updated 1258 GMT (2058 HKT) 
Browse through images you don't always see in news reports, taken by CNN teams all around the world.December 23, 2013 -- Updated 1524 GMT (2324 HKT) 
Each day, CNN brings you an image capturing a moment to remember. Look back at the photographs that chronicled 2013.
Today's five most popular stories
No comments:
Post a Comment