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3 dead as bus rams eatery, bystanders, UV Express in QC

Three persons, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child, died after a passenger bus plowed through bystanders, an eatery and a UV express on the corner of Commonwealth and Mindanao Avenues in Quezon City on Friday…

Bomb scare causes heavy traffic on Edsa

A BOMB scare on a bus shut down a portion of the northbound lane of Edsa in Cubao, Quezon City, on Sunday evening, choking traffic for several hours in the area. The scare began at Shaw Boulevard…

13 killed as bus carrying foreign students crashes in Spain

AMPOSTA, Spain — Thirteen people were killed and 44 injured Sunday when a bus carrying foreign exchange students crashed in northeastern Spain, local authorities said. All the dead were female, according to a regional government source who requested anonymity.…

MMDA tries shorter Edsa lane barriers

THEY’RE much shorter—but are they safer? “Concrete delineators” that rise just four to six inches off the pavement on Edsa will soon replace the much taller plastic and concrete barriers, which have been  blamed for recent vehicular…

Driver, passenger killed as motorcycle-riding men fire shots at bus in North Cotabato

KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – A bus driver and a passenger were killed when motorcycle-riding men shot at a bus that was was traversing the national highway in the town of Pikit in North COtabato on Monday…

Airport buses offer rides to Makati, Roxas Blvd.

To “guarantee enhanced travel experiences for passengers,” authorities have fielded premium buses to take flyers to and from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia). The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said an initial six premium buses were…

37 dead in India after bus plunges into river

AHMEDABAD, India—A packed passenger bus plunged off a bridge into a river in western India Friday killing at least 37 people, an official said, in one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years. The incident happened…

Wayward bus driver a 3-time test flunker

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has asked the operator of Joanna Jesh Transport Inc. to explain why its franchise should not be cancelled after one of its buses recently rammed the orange lane barriers…

Edsa lane rule: 130 fined; barriers to be ‘permanent’

AT LEAST 61 private vehicles and 70 public utility buses were flagged down for violations a week after the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) started enforcing the yellow-lane restrictions on Edsa’s southbound lane. MMDA chair Emerson Carlos…

DOTC-Ayala bus hub contract signing postponed

The contract signing for the Integrated Transport System-South public private partnership project with winning bidder Ayala Land Inc. was called off today due to schedule constraints on the government’s side. Transportation secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said in…

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