4 dead, 23 injured as bus falls into ravine in Del Gallego, Cam Sur —police

A bus fell into a ravine in Barangay Magais, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur early Friday morning, killing four people and injuring 23 others, according to the municipal police.

Del Gallego Police acting chief Police Captain Bernie Undecimo said the driver of the bus allegedly fell asleep or had a medical emergency around 2 a.m.

“Ang pasahero is 25, pang-27 po 'yung dalawang driver. Lahat po ng injured, nadala na namin sa hospital pero 'yung dalawang cadaver po still nasa ilalim pa po ng bus…'Yung dalawang driver po nagtamo din ng injury. 'Yung talagang nagda-drive is hindi namin makausap,” he told Dobol B TV in an interview.

(There are 25 passengers, including the two drivers, there are 27. We have taken all the injured to the hospital, but the two cadavers are still under the bus. The two drivers also sustained injuries. We cannot speak to the one who was actually driving.)

The bus fell into a 10-meter-deep ravine.

According to the police, the bus came from Cubao, Quezon City heading to Gubat, Sorsogon. Before the incident, the bus made a stopover in Camarines Norte where the drivers reportedly switched. 

Representatives of the bus company were already on site coordinating with authorities and assisting the victims and their families.

Some of the hospitalized victims with minor injuries have been discharged. —AOL, GMA Integrated News