By Teddy Molina
BURGOS,
Ilocos Norte -- Three persons died while
14 others were injured when a passenger bus fell into a canal here dawn of May
11.
Hilda
Acobo, Jing Bacuyag and Beverly Palma, all of Ilocos Sur, were declared dead on
arrival at the Bangui District Hospital, said Senior Insp. Pedro Barbado, chief
of the Burgos municipal police.
The
victims were reportedly asleep and were thrown off their seats when the driver
of the GMW Liner bus identified as Roel Trinidad suddenly stepped on the
brakes.
Trinidad
told police a hard object hit the windshield prompting him to step on the
brakes as they were traveling in Barangay Saoit.
Barbado
said Trinidad was among those injured in the incident.
The
victims were taken to the Bangui District Hospital and the Mariano Marcos
Memorial Hospital and Medical Center for treatment. – With
RaymundCatindig, Charlie Lagasca
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