Bus flips on its side in Cebu town, 38 injured

Several passengers were reported injured in two separate bus accidents in Quezon and Cebu provinces, radio reports said Sunday.

In Quezon, a report by GMA News stringer Peewee Bacunio on radio dzBB said two buses collided in Atimonan town in Quezon province.

The report cited initial information indicating the buses belonged to Isarog and Superlines, and that an undetermined number of passengers were injured.

FLASH: Bus ng Isarog at Superlines, nagkasalpukan sa Atimonan, Quezon... may mga napaulat na sugatan. | via Peewee Bacunio

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) June 22, 2014

Meanwhile, a "News TV Live" report said 38 people were hurt when a bus flipped on its side in Carmen town in Cebu.

The report said Ceres bus driver Ronald Lato was among the injured.



According to the driver, one of the tires on the bus burst, making him lose control of the vehicle. He said the road was also slippery when the accident happened.

The injured were brought to a nearby hospital where an 11-year-old passenger remains in critical condition, the report said.

The driver will be charged with reckless imprudence resulting in multiple injuries, local police said. — Joel Locsin/JDS, GMA News