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Father-daughter reunion eases pain in road tragedy

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – A 3-year-old girl had been sitting quietly in a hospital bed for about 30 hours with a fractured arm, one of the 44 survivors of the horrific bus crash on a mountain road…

Bus crash kills 32 in Nueva Ecija

At least 32 people were killed when their bus plunged into a ravine in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija province, on Tuesday in one of the country’s deadliest road crashes in recent years, police said. Initial reports said the…

Bus drivers limited to 6 hrs per trip to prevent crashes due to fatigue

To prevent road crashes caused by “driver fatigue,” the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ordered bus companies to limit their drivers’ time behind the wheel to just six hours per trip. The order was contained in…

7 dead, 1 hurt in Batangas road crash

BATANGAS CITY — Seven people, including a 10-year-old child, died while one was in critical condition in a road crash in Santo Tomas town in Batangas province Saturday night, police said Sunday. Senior Inspector Erickson Go, the Santo…

Chinese man shot dead after road chase

A Chinese man was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen who chased and sideswiped his sport utility vehicle in Parañaque City on Tuesday night. Ben Chua, a resident of Binondo, Manila, died from multiple gunshot wounds inside…

Did You Know: QC road crash cases

Quezon City posted the biggest number of road crash cases among local governments in Metro Manila in 2016, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. Of the 109,322 cases, the city recorded 33,717 crashes, 116 of which…

Fish dealer killed in vehicular crash with Cebu car racer

CEBU CITY—A fish dealer was killed after the motorcycle he drove crashed into a sports car driven by the younger brother of Cebu businessman Peter Lim around 3 a.m. on Saturday. Philip Pogoy, 26, and a resident…

Did You Know: NCR road crashes

According to the latest Road Crash Statistics Report of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s Metro Manila Accident Recording and Analysis System, there were 109,322 road crashes in the National Capital Region in 2016. Of this figure, 426 were…

Motorcycle rider falls off Edsa-Buendia flyover

A motorcycle rider fell off the Edsa-Buendia flyover in Makati City on Thursday morning, according to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA). In an advisory, the MMDA said the accident took place on the northbound lane of…

Road rage suspect told: For your own safety, yield

Despite sending surrender feelers through his lawyer, the suspect in the Feb. 25 road rage killing in Quezon City was a no-show at Camp Karingal, the city police headquarters. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director, Chief…

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