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Another bus falls from Skyway, 1 hurt

Another bus fell from the Skyway elevated highway on Sunday. This time it was a Shuttle bus owned by the Skyway operator itself. The shuttle bus was reportedly hit by a Toyota Fortuner SUV that was driving…

Bus plows through seven vehicles on Commonwealth, 11 injured

The victim count of runaway buses continues to climb. On Saturday, a passenger bus plowed through seven vehicles along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City after it lost its brakes.   The Mayamy Transport bus rammed into the…

5 dead, 46 hurt in head-on collision between 2 buses in Camarines Sur

Another fatal accident involving buses took place on Sunday morning. A head-on collision between two buses occurred along the stretch of Maharlika Highway in Barangay (village) Mambulo Nuevo, Libmanan, Camarines Sur, according to police.   The drivers…

Loose brakes may have caused Bontoc bus crash-LTFRB chair

The bus that fell into a ravine in Bontoc, Mountain Province, killing 14 passengers may have had loose brakes that caused the accident. This is according to the preliminary investigation of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory…

LTFRB reconsiders Don Mariano case; punishment “too harsh” says company lawyers

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will soon decide on the appeal filed by bus operator Don Mariano Transit Corp. (DMTC). The LTFRB canceled the franchise of DMTC on January 14, after a string of…

Death on wheels: why we should get our buses under control

Monday morning produced not one but two horrifying bus accidents. The first is the widely reported crash and fall of a Don Mariano Transit bus from the Skyway onto a hapless delivery van, killing at least 21…