In photos: Bontoc bus tragedy kills 14 passengers including “Tado” Jimenez
RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
On February 7, a bus with markings of GV Florida Transport Inc. fell off a ravine in Bontoc town in Mountain Province. The bus, journeying from Manila, landed at a small farm in Barangay (village) Talubin. The accident killed 14 people including two foreigners and comedian Arvin “Tado” Jimenez. The accident is the latest in a string of incidents involving public transport buses and jeepneys.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has cited brake failure as the cause of the accidents. The LTFRB is under increased public pressure to improve the safety of buses.
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- The GV Florida Transport bus fell off a ravine on the morning of Feb. 7, 2014, landing at a small farm in Barangay (village)Talubin, Bontoc town in Mt. Province. RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
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- This unit of the GV Florida Transport Inc. came from Manila. The accident killed 14 people, including 2 foreigners and comedian Arvin “Tado” Jimenez whose remains were driven back to Manila on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
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- Photo by Gareth Likigan
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- RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
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- RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
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- RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
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- RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
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- RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
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- RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
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- The casket that will carry the body of comedian Arvin “Tado” Jimenez is being readied for the road trip that will take him back to Manila from Bontoc town in the Mountain province where he and 13 others died after the bus they were riding plunged into a 100-meter ravine. The hearse bringing Jimenez’s casket left Bontoc at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014 and is expected to be back in Manila Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
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- RICHARD BALONGLONG/Inquirer Northern Luzon
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