Bus falls off ravine; 4 killed, 33 injured

NASUGBU, Batangas — A passenger bus bound for Calatagan, Batangas fell off a ravine here Wednesday night, killing four people and injuring 33 others, police said.

Superintendent Gaudencio Masangkay, Nasugbu police chief, said the BLTB bus, with license plate DWH 281 and body number 1513, was cruising a winding road in Barangay Bayabasan when its driver, a certain Remer Mendoza, lost control of the vehicle, sending it plunging into the ravine.

Three of the fatalities were identified as Danilo Panganiban, Darwin de Guzman, 25; and Simeon Mayuga. The fourth one, a woman, remained unidentified at press time. — Arnell Ozaeta