Bus Collides With Truck In Philippines, Killing 12

[Jollygoodfellow]

Although this does not surprise me one bit, it is just another tragedy,the time I took a bus to far north of Cebu was the most freighting ride of my life. The bus would overtake on bends,bridges,you name it. No common road sense A Philippine town mayor says a minibus trying to overtake another vehicle has smashed head-on into a trailer truck, killing 12 people and injuring 10 others.Naga Mayor Valdemar Chiong says the driver of the minibus veered into the opposite lane along the national highway in Naga town, hitting the truck before dawn Saturday.He says rescue workers pulled out 12 bodies and 10 injured people from the bus. He says two of the injured are in critical condition and have been take to the hospital in nearby Cebu city.Cebu's Radio DYSS reports that both drivers and a bus conductor are among the dead.