Tarlac mishap leaves 2 dead

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines â€“ Two persons were killed while 14 others were wounded when a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a passenger bus collided in Barangay San Agustin, San Manuel, Tarlac, Friday afternoon.

Senior Superintendent Alfred Corpus, Tarlac police provincial director, identified the fatalities as Joselito Bernardo, 49, driver of the Isuzu SUV, and Ronald Comber, 41, both of Binangonan, Rizal.

Antonio Peguillada, 35, a companion of the victims, was taken to the Del Carmen Hospital in Pangasinan for treatment.

Initial investigation showed that Bernardo allegedly tried to overtake another vehicle but lost control of the wheel and crashed into the approaching bus.

Corpus said that 13 of the 40 bus passengers were treated for minor injuries at the said hospital.

He said the bus driver identified as Hector Diaz, 47, was placed under the custody of the San Manuel police.