A teacher and at least eight children have died after a truck carrying them to a school festival crashed in the central Philippines. A teacher and at least eight children have died after a truck carrying them to a school festival crashed in the central Philippines. At least eight children killed in Philippines bus crashThe truck lost control near Boljoon town in Cebu province and flipped on its side, causing the deaths as well as injuries to 16 others including the driver, a police spokesman said. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital but their condition was not known. Deadly road accidents are common in the Philippines because of weak enforcement of traffic laws, rickety vehicles and inadequate road safety railings and signs especially in the countryside.

Source: Irish Independent July 19, 2019 05:37 UTC