MAJAYJAY, Laguna – Six persons were killed and 50 others were injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a Sports Utility Vehicle on the provincial road in Barangay Bakia, this town, on Sunday afternoon, September 29.
MAJAYJAY, Laguna poblacion or town center. (Wikipedia)
Police said four persons on the bus, including the conductor, died on the spot and two were declared dead in a hospital.
The injured individuals from the bus, including the driver, were taken to hospitals in this town and Santa Cruz and Nagcarlan, this province.
Investigation said the bus with license plates ABE-1521 driven by Nelson Geraldizo Bolaños of Mandaluyong City collided head-on with the SUV with license plates DAO-6739 driven by Hazel Reyes Deguia of Barangay Malinao, Atimonan, Quezon while negotiating a curved uphill portion of the road.
The bus was returning to Metro Manila from the Kamay ni Hesus shrine in Lucban, Quezon ferrying devotees who attended Mass.
The SUV's occupants were on their way back to Atimonan from a visit to relatives from this town.
Police are conducting follow-up investigation.