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Zambo bus plunges into ravine;15 killed

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April 3, 2002 | 12:00am
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Fifteen people were killed on the spot when the bus they were ri—ding in plunged into a deep ravine in Josefina, Zamboanga del Norte last Monday, authorities said.

A military report said the Dipolog City-bound bus was negotiating a steep curve in Barangay Lipatan at about 1 p.m. when it fell off the cliff.

The report did not say how many passengers the bus was carrying when the tragedy happened. — Roel Pareño

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BARANGAY LIPATAN

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DIPOLOG CITY

JOSEFINA

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ROEL PARE

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