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4 dead in Christmas Day car crash in Tagaytay

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — A speeding car, carrying a group of friends, crashed into a concrete wall and left four people dead and one badly injured in Tagaytay City in Cavite on Christmas Day. Police…

Bus driver in Skyway accident is 20th fatality

MANILA, Philippines–The driver of the ill-fated Don Mariano bus that fell off Skyway died in the hospital early Monday night, becoming the 20th fatality in the December 16 accident. After a week in the Paranaque Doctor’s Hospital (PDH),…

Duterte rules Davao vehicle speed limit to 30 kph

DAVAO CITY—After deadly road accidents and the recent bus fall from an expressway in Manila, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is applying the brakes on vehicles speeding past the authorized limits in the city’s downtown area and highways. Life…

Don Mariano bus driver dies

MANILA, Philippines – The driver of the ill-fated Don Mariano bus that plunged from the Skyway and killed at least 18 people died Monday night. His cousin Efren Risomadero said Carmelo Calatcat passed away at the Intensive…

3 killed in Cebu road accident

CEBU CITY – Three persons, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed while 38 others were injured when a dump truck carrying workers of a sugarcane plantation was hit by a cargo truck trying to overtake it and…

Another fatality in bus accident on North Luzon Expressway

MANILA, Philippines—One person was killed, and three people were injured in an accident involving four vehicles, including a passenger bus, in North Luzon Expressway Friday morning, a television report said. The accident happened at the northbound lane…

No mechanical issues in Walker car crash—official

LOS ANGELES — Investigators have found no evidence that the Porsche carrying “Fast & Furious” actor Paul Walker had mechanical problems before it crashed. A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation tells The Associated Press…

Nissan Skyline crashes in Malaysia; three Filipino women killed

KUALA LUMPUR — Six foreigners – three Filipino women, two female Myanmar nationals and a British driver – were killed in a car accident here Wednesday morning. The victims were charred beyond recognition when their Nissan Skyline…

Wife warned husband about Skyway accident

The Tolentino family from Barangay (village) Pembo, Makati City, was the first to know a loved one was killed in a bus accident on Monday. An anxious Mercy Tolentino, accompanied by her two sons, arrived on Monday…

Recto urges gov’t to tap P12-B road user’s tax for road safety

MANILA, Philippines – Senate Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday urged the government to tap the P12-billion road user’s tax for road safety, saying road accidents are now becoming a “national epidemic.” Recto said at least P800 million, representing the mandatory 7.5 percent of the P11.7 billion…

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