Lubao bus mishap leaves 6 dead, 4 critical


LUBAO, PAMPANGA - Six people were killed while four are in critical condition after a bus collided with a tricycle in Barangay San Isidro of this town on Sunday afternoon.

According to witnesses, the Oster Liner bus was traversing the Jose Abad Santos Avenue when it hit a tricycle going on the same route around 4:30pm.

The wreckage of the Oster Liner bus is seen without its facade at the side of the Jose Abad Santos Avenue, showing a gruesome depiction of what happened Sunday, December 26. (Contributed photo/Manila Bulletin)

The bus then hit a waiting shed at the side of the road before ramming an electric post near a gasoline station.

Ten people were taken to the hospital where six were declared dead on arrival while four more are in critical condition. Two of the four were admitted at the Lubao District Hospital.

Currently, utility personnel are conducting the clearing and rewiring of the downed electric pole that has left hundreds of residences in the area without electricity.