22 survive bus crash in Kiangan, Ifugao

KIANGAN, Ifugao — Twenty-two passengers of a Baguio-bound bus survived with minor injuries when the vehicle fell 20 meters down a ravine here in Barangay Huccab on Sept. 19.

Eight of the passengers of a KMS bus unit that came from Kiangan were confined in nearby government hospitals.

The rest were treated for minor injuries and sent home.

Investigators said their initial findings point to a failure in the brakes as cause of the accident. -- Dexter A. See